Our Journey to the Bahamas || Part 2. Cape Lookout, NC

[@CeceFamily]

Omg that’s crazy! i love how calm and positive you two handled that though. I hope the skylight was fixed. Love how the dogs were waiting for their turn and only came out of the boat when called - very well-trained ❤️🐶

[@LabMariner]

Not what we wanted to deal with when we were out in nowhere😀. But, this was an easy fix and we were planning to stay at the beach house for several weeks so it worked out at the right time.

[@tuktukbeagle9187]

I love your videos...there is so much to watch and enjoy. The beautiful boat , mom ..dad and my 3 friends ❤. We have only heard about Bahamas 🇧🇸.. glad we have seen a bit of it from a very different angle. Crystal clear water, sea creatures, open field .. wow ♥️

[@LabMariner]

So glad you enjoyed it! We made our way down the East Coast slowly - wanted to make sure the dogs were able to get some time off the boat between sails. This was filmed in December and we're now in the Bahamas. The dogs are enjoying the Bahamas though probably not as much as we're enjoying it 🐶🐶🐶!

[@BasenjiAdventures]

What a fun adventure! 😊🐕🐕🐾🐾

[@LabMariner]

Other than the issue with our skylight it was a lovely time. And, it was really great getting to see the wild horses (from a distance of course).

[@potchifiatheshihtzupawmily2278]

Really love how our paw friends are so calm and behave even on a rubber boat. Beautiful lighthouse too. 💖👍🐾

[@LabMariner]

Took a lot of hard work to get them to behave on the dinghy🐶🐶🐶! They love riding around in the dinghy (our car on the water)!

[@Boody523]

That is crazy on the skylight. Another Chanel with a new Leopard 45 had theirs replaced too, but that was a different issue, fogging or something. You guys are such great dog owners, refreshing to see

[@LabMariner]

The skylight is a known problem and we were watching for it. We were just surprised at how quickly it went from a little delamination to almost complete delamination. We have found that the only way to have dogs on a boat (especially 3 dogs) is to be very strict - hard to do sometimes but the most important thing is their safety 🐶🐶🐶!

[@trentspencer7991]

I hope they fixed that skylight issue for you without hassle, you took it really well considering how ridiculous it is.

[@LabMariner]

Got it fixed quite quickly by a boatyard that has handled this problem before. It's a known problem by the manufacturer and they were able to provide details on how to repair it to the local boatyard.

[@mvintrigue-trawlerdiy1101]

Great video. Be sure to get the repairs on video.

[@LabMariner]

So glad you enjoyed it! I didn't film the repairs - wanted to give the workers some space to get it done quickly. Unfortunately (or fortunately) this is actually a known problem for these boats and the manufacturer provided us with instructions on how to fix it which we provided the boatyard.

[@Planzman1]

Not trying to sell you a boat But have you seen Whaley brand tenders They are bright colors and made of hard plastic so more nail resistant Just sharing for dog owners It would be bad to loose a dingy due to a hole from nail puncture when you really needed it I enjoy your show Cheers

[@LabMariner]

Thanks Mark - the tenders look very nice! We have the dogs trained to only exit and enter the dinghy by way of a rubber mat that we lay atop the dinghy. They're very good at it now and it prevents their paws (and nails) from touching the hyphalon.

[@Planzman1]

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[@shorelineltd8787]

We have a 2017 Leopard 45. Hull No 1. Hit me up if you are interested how we fixed it, because it failed the 2nd time with us, after being fixed already. Confident it’s better than the original and 1st fix.

[@trentspencer7991]

Did you post the fix in Leopard 45 owners on Facebook? I'm sure a few people would be interested. Is it along the lines of remove all the paint, slightly abrade both surfaces, clean them, put "glue" on both surfaces and rub it in each then push then two surfaces together?

[@LabMariner]

Wow! Hull No. 1! Fortunately (or is it unfortunately?) this is a known problem and the manufacturer was able to provide us with instructions which we could give to the boatyard. And, the boatyard had already worked on another Leopard 45 with this problem so we felt a little more confident that they knew what they were doing. This was filmed in November and so far it's held up. Though we are keeping our fingers crossed.

[@LabMariner]

This is a known problem and it's been covered in the Facebook group. We were actually watching for it based on the postings in the Facebook group. The manufacturers are also aware of it and they provided us with instructions on how to fix it. We were surprised at how quickly it progressed. Went from just a little delamination to almost complete delamination in less than a month.

[@trentspencer7991]

@@LabMariner The problem is if it isn't in the files section, people can't see it, most of the time the group search function doesn't work so it is hard to find.

[@66codered]

God Let your dogs run they need exercise

[@LabMariner]

HA HA! You've obviously never tried to film three dogs running around😀. The only way I can get them all in the frame is when they're on leash.