CRACKED BULKHEAD REPAIR SERIES – PART 3

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In this episode we attempt to haul out our Lagoon 450 catamaran which has severely broken bulkheads. She is badly bent, so we have to take extreme caution when hauling her out, as her structural integrity has been compromised. We come up with a method to try straighten her, which includes resting her bridge deck on 4 huge custom made pillars, and trying to allow her own weight to bring the hulls back down into position…

This series will show never before seen footage of how we straightened and strengthened a 45ft production catamaran, in order to be able to complete a circumnavigation. Located in Linton bay, in Panama, we meet our fair share of challenges trying to rebuild this boat from the bulkheads up…

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Some footage shot by @silvi4s
Some drone shots from @fillogasparini
Edited by Colin

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