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Changing out BAD BALSA CORE on our Hurricane Damaged Cat – BOAT WORK (S4 E43 Barefoot Travels)
In this week's episode of Barefoot Travels we find some BAD BALSA CORE on the boat. Luckily this was the first balsa we had to change out on our hurricane cat but it still makes you question why they use balsa core on boats when there are other options ava...
We Found a Loophole! Sourcing Raw Materials in the DR – Bums on a Boat Ep 81
We found honeycomb! Also called "nida-core," we're stoked to find synthetic structural material in middle-of-nowhere Luperon, Dominican Republic. Now we get to rebuild our soggy cockpit!! This is the prep stage... stay tuned for next week's installation....
Working With Honeycomb Structural Panels. Onboard Lifestyle ep.48
In this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle we work with honeycomb structural panels on our custom 435 catamaran SV basik. This project is one of many inside our sugar scoops in preparation for our steering installation. Come back next week for more exciti...
FOLLOWTHEBOAT | #56 | Esper post refit 1st look; changing water pump; aerial views from mast
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Esper Refit 25 – rubbing strake & toe rail in all new teak
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Esper Refit 21 – Awlcraft Top Coat
This week it was all about the application of our Awlcraft Snow White on the decks. There was just one problem: our painter had gone AWOL, holding up the entire project.
Esper Refit 20 – West System microlite; Osmosis prep; teak toe rail; 8mm laminate
With Jamie back in the UK Liz is left to oversee the refit project as well as record lots of footage for your entertainment. This week the boys start to apply the West System microlite to the hull (micro balloons mixed with epoxy). Meanwhile Pong, our head...
Esper Refit 19 – Awlcraft Topcoat On Topsides
After four months we finally get to see our boat's topsides spray painted with Awlcraft. Since publishing this episode we have received a number of concerns on the health and safety of the painters and the equipment they used. I have lifted this recent rep...
Esper Refit 18 – talking cat; osmosis treatment; biaxial fibreglass; royalty
This week the lads applied the biaxial fibreglass to the hull, double layered, whilst the carpenters complete the companionway ladder and bits of colourful laminate. We also get a visit from royalty, which is reciprocated by a talking cat. This is to acco...
Esper Refit 17 – Stainless work; faring deck; preparing hull
The stainless work is starting to take shape now, with a new companionway ladder being fitted. The floorboards are all up and the lads start preparing the hull for her layer of fibreglass. This is a video clip to accompany a blog post on our refit project...
Esper Refit 16 – Thai Martial Law Special
In the week that Thailand falls under marshal law... the top coat is now being applied and the masts look like new. Goy's paint team are working on various lids and covers too, leaving just the topsides and deck to paint. That won't be until the toe-rail '...
Esper Refit 15 – polyurethane veneer; honeycomb boxes
We're still waiting for the top coat to arrive and the painters are almost done faring the deck and boxes. The cockpit box is taking shape too, whilst the varnishers are applying polyurethane in their make-shift, dust-free workshop made of clingfilm. This...
Esper Refit 14 – Faring Complete; 545 Awlgrip; Wilson Art Laminates
The painters have finished faring the deck and the head painter is keen to crack on with the Awlgrip 545 undercoat. There's still a bit to do with the deck boxes and toe rail but we've learnt to let them get on with a job as soon as they can. If you like c...