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In this episode of Barefoot Sail and Dive we re foam the keel! The foam wasn't quite as exciting as we thought it was going to be but we still had fun putting it in. We used a high density foam and it looks fantastic. Yet another step in the right direction!
The keels do in fact help FLOAT our...
In this weeks episode of Barefoot Sail and Dive we crack on with the fibreglass repairs. We do end up cutting two more LARGE HOLES in the boat. But progress is happening and we are coming along.
Make sure you watch the full episode lots of interesting stuff found!
Thank you to everyone who has s...
In this episode of Barefoot Sail and Dive we make a lot of progress. Davy gets the peeler back out and reveals two large damages. One is 11ft long on the starboard side. We have been hesitate to do these repairs until now due to having too much weight on the keel. As you saw last week we fixed that ...
In this episode of Barefoot Sail and Dive we are going to be creating a reverse mould so we can fibreglass the hole in the boat! We played with a few different ideas before getting here but we are happy to say we have a plan!
We have decided to go back to one episode a week. To keep things interes...
In this episode of Barefoot Sail and Dive we get back to fixing the hole in the side of the boat. Living in a boatyard is not easy. It is hard work. It is dusty and dirty, hot humid and just in general difficult. Normally we don’t film the sad days for the main reason there aren’t many. We are happy...
In this episode of Barefoot Sail and Dive we chit chat about the epoxy filler we have and come to a decision regarding the mistake we made with the polyester filler. Stick around for the end for our final decisions.
We show a little bit of fixing the hole in the boat but then the weather turns to t...
In this episode of Barefoot Sail and Dive Davy starts some of the small repairs on the starboard side. Some of the damages are very small cracks in the gelcoat. After some investigation though the small crack leads to huge problem!
Watch to see what we find! Stay tuned for the end as we answer some...
In this episode of Barefoot Sail and Dive we discuss the possibility that the boat could fall over! The yard has not given us proper stands for the boat and the bricks are starting to crack.
What would you do?
We also take you on a tour of the bay and we try to get work done between the rain showe...
In this episode of Barefoot Sail and Dive we've gone inside! We cleaned up everything outside at the beginning of the week because the president was supposed to be coming to the yard. (He never did.) This meant we were able to get a few inside jobs done that have needed doing. Specifically in t...
In this episode we have to make more damage before we can fix it. So it's time for some DEMOLITION BABY! Just like Davy did on the starboard side of the boat he cut a huge section of bad glass out. He will rebuild this section as soon as possible.
Unfortunately we have been slowed down once ag...
In this episode of Barefoot Sail and Dive we crack on with lots of sanding. Davy makes a sanding longboard and we also use our new fairing board for some finishing touches on the areas we have been working on.
We hope you enjoy this midweek bonus episode! Our hurricane damaged fountain pajot is slo...
In this episode of Barefoot Sail and Dive we had a lot of fun! It's always fun reading your comments you leave on our videos and some of them make us chuckle! How many times does Davy say CRACK ON in this episode! LOL
But in all seriousness we love your comments so keep them coming!
We'v...
In this episode of Barefoot Sail and Dive we use the Gelcoat Peeler even more. There are definitely some tricks to using this tool and the more you use it the more you learn how to make it that much more accurate. Changing the blades and giving it a clean can help as well!
Davy starts to work on ou...
In this episode of Barefoot Sail and Dive we start to fibreglass a double sided repair. The section on the starboard hull was damaged when we came out of the water. Before we got the peeler Davy had used the grinder and accidentally gone through the hull as he was chasing a crack. The Gelcoat Peeler...
In this episode of Barefoot Sail and Dive we show you the importance of a peel test and why you should always test your materials before using them. We got 15 galleons of new epoxy over the weekend in Santo Domingo. It is not west system and we've never used this product before. To make sure it...
In this episode of Barefoot Sail and Dive we continue with the boat repairs! We also take a quick trip to Santo Domingo, the capitol of the Dominican Republic. Santo Domingo is a huge city. We stayed in the colonial district it was absolutely beautiful. It reminded us both of a city in Malaysia call...
In this episode of Barefoot Sail and Dive we continue working on the damaged rudder. We need to make a decision whether or not to build a new one or rebuild the one we've got. There is quite a bit of damage on it b ut restoring fibreglass is one of Davy's skills.
If anyone can do it, Davy...
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