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This Structural Repair Determines Our Future! (Lamination Complete) | BOAT DAMAGE DISASTER Part 9
Happy New Year! 🎆 We’re kicking off 2025 with incredible news—the lamination work on our sailboat is DONE! 🙌 In this episode, we take you through the steps of the process. While the professionals handled the work, we were there to oversee it all, documenting the progress and ensuring everything was...
Making FIBERGLASS reinforcement RING frames – S03E20 – Building Wilda | Unique Propulsion Part 4
In this video, we continue the series about our catamaran's propulsion system. This is Part 4 and we show the making of the 2 fiberglass ring frames that will support the aluminium cylinders in which the electric motors will sit. We also do some shed cleaning & tidying up! You can always s...
SANDING in IMPOSSIBLE places – S02 E15
Hi everyone! Last week on Building Wilda we redesigned the size of our salon forward hatches, we then reinforced the cutouts with fiberglass and filler and we finished fairing around them on the inside. As you can imagine, NOW it’s time for some serious Oh Glorious sanding! This video is about wh...
HOW we put our COCKPIT ROOF TOGETHER – S02 E08
In this episode of Building Wilda, we continue our sailboat roof transformation. After having faired and sanded the cockpit roof, we then put it back up, with the help of a friend, a couple of supporting beams and some ropes. Now it’s time to see how are we going to join the cockpit roof to the old...
REFITTING THE SAILBOAT WE WON FOR $1 and an ESSAY ~ PART 2 ~ Postcard 3
This is the second part of our refit in Montreal, before we took off towards the Caribbean. Make sure you catch the first video first if you haven't! Here's the link: Here's the story of how all of this started and how we won Bagheera for $1! Thanks for watching :)
We start the REFIT of our $1 SAILBOAT Bagheera ~ PART 1 ~ Postcard 2
Once Bagheera makes it to Montreal, the clock starts ticking as we prepare to leave on our big adventure, sailing down to Guadeloupe for the winter. This journey is full of obstacles and hurdles, but we stick it out and get as much work done as possible in the time we had. This video is part 1 of...
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 carpenter, starts work on the teak toe rail...
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 reply on the subject from the comments bel...
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 accompany a blog post on our boat refit in PSS B...
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. You can find all the posts at
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 'cuts' have been smoothed...
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 is to accompany a blog-post on our ref...
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 colour, then you're gonna love...