S3#36.DID WE DO THE RIGHT THING? To protect our Leopard 45 Cat.. More unique Portofino 52 features.

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Join the Barefoot Doctors as we assess the damage to our Leoaprd 45 Catamaran after it has spent 8 months on the hard stand while we were away and sailing across the Atlantic Ocean from South Africa to the USA...
See what the damage is and whether we did the right thing in keeping it out of the water in a boat yard with work being done all around it...
We also share the pros and cons of keeping your boat in the water or on the hard for the off season....
Portofino 52 Unique Features
As we have a travel lift dropping Expedition Barefoot back in the water, we reflect on how our new Portofino 52 has the unique features of having lifting points at the four corners of the boat, allowing it to be lifted out the water in remote locations with the most basic of cranes that are available all over the world!!!!! Another unique feature making this Portofino 52 such an amazing and user friendly, world cruising boat.
We also are highlights of the week 4 of our Patreons joined us on Expedition Barefoot for a week of sailing, pleasure and experiencing what living aboard in really like....This was the first Patreon sailing event was enjoyed by 4 Patreons who had a wonderful week in the Gocek and Fethiye area - they all claim to have benefitted immensely from the experience and are much more clear on their sailing dreams as a result!!! Join up if you want to have those opportunities...
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@constantinealexandrakis

You guys made me homesick! Glad to see you enjoy yourselves!

@KirkThomson

What a fantastic experience for your patrons. Having sailed from Bodrum to Akyaka to Kusadasi last year on our friend's FP Saba, your video brought back memories that will stay with me forever. What a wonderful gift you have given them. Turkey's people are some of the kindest, warm hearted people I have ever meet.

@chrisstephen4563

Happy days you guys. Can’t wait to see the Portofino 52

@gbsailing9436

Fantastic episode guys. I apologise I caught it so late this week. I've been busy. So much in this episode to talk about. I think the favourite part of this episode for me would be to learn how to tie a bowline with my eyes closed. But you guys have so much you can teach me. I'll have to look into becoming a patreon and coming over so we can facilitate that. With respect to storage - I think your decision may depend, like so many things, on where you strengths lie. For me an in water decision might be more favourable. AS a scuba diver, I can easily do the bottom clean, although I haven't priced anodes recently, so I may regret hat decision. You would definitely have to pay someone to come check the boat all the time (on and off) for line tension and hull damage, so that would be a cost of course. Jon you should have taken a can of INOX with up the mast. Oh and I have you tub of hair moose, so we must catch up over Christmas/New Years. I have to pop up too Brisbane for my father's 93rd. so let me know dates and times via email. I love you voice overs Eli, however the text elements could be a fraction of a second longer. I noticed some were quick and some longer on this episode. I think 2.5 - 3 seconds would suffice. My Brother sails a trimaran out of Morton Bay sailing club, I may be able to get you both a sail on that while you're there. Leave it with me. He's just coming back from Annapolis Boat show. Look his work up on "Prophesy Trimaran" in Instagram. His name is Graeme. Anyway it's been a great vid this week. All the best for Turkey. Fair 💨's and following 🌊's from here in Cronulla, Google it and hit 'images'.

@ianh2674

Nice episode folks, beautiful part of the world. It must be great to be out on the water on your own boat again

@susangoodell6168

Such a beautiful part of the world. Cheers to continuing your adventures. 🥂😊

@TheDixiechick12

Great to see you both back on the water again. Greek Islands are fantastic, as well as delicious healthy food.

@barryholiday8998

Please more updates about Portofino build

@jakobtheinventor

What a fantastic and inspiring episode. Thank you for sharing! Great to see how you live in the present moment, on the Leopard 45, and are gracious to share it with others. Great to withess the hope and enjoyment of your Portofino build. I need to go to greece and Turkey now!!

@mitchellmccaffery4220

Hi great to see you on the water again boat looks great O the lemon my dad taught me to put it on steak when cooking it on the barby tastes great when cooking not before or the lemon will start to cook the steak and no he was not Greek born in Newcastle Aust

@fountainvalley100

Being able to lift with a crane is going to depend on the boat’s weight and and distance from the crane. As to the four lifting points in the corners of the boat that might not be the spot to reduce lifting stresses. If I recall correctly the 2/3 location minimizes the stress in a uniform object.

@ChrisHarding-lk3jj

You really should inspect that boat for bubbles and soft spots in the fiberglass. Robertson and Caine has been building absolute junk for the past couple of years. They force the owners to sign nda forms before providing support or any repair help so that is why there is very little information about the defects. It wouldn't be surprising that the fire on your 50 was due to faulty wiring.

@mangowalter8239

You both look fantastic! Sea salt and sand definitely agree with you both. 😊 That was a lot of work cleaning the Sahara sand off your catamaran. I live in New Mexico in the high desert and sand covering everything is a daily cleaning routine. I can’t imagine what my house would look like if I left and came back after 8 months! 😳🫣 When you put it on the hard did they offer the option of shrink wrapping the whole boat? So excited for your next sailing adventure and welcome back to your beautiful Leopard. 🎉❤

@merilynkron8750

Great to see you both back on the water.

@lincolnlincoln27

watch this for some bits & pieces /dodger design ideas for the Potrtofino!!!! Be Well!

@carlospereira9838

In my last comment I stated that the Portifino was I bit heavy well I was wrong. She is a way heavy for a lightship displacement of 19 metric tons. Remember lightship displacement is the weight of the boat without people gear and water and fuel. She is not a performance vessel however still a much better choice that a Lagoon or Leopard. The build quality on those boats are crap compared to your aluminum Portifino.