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The crew of the sailboat Escapade performs a series of major refit projects while hauled out in a boatyard. They remove an aging, heavy generator from the cabin, creating significant storage space and eliminating the need for ongoing maintenance.0:50 To seal the resulting through-hull openings, they hire professionals to apply five layers of fiberglass and resin, using high-density foam to fill the voids.7:06 The crew then prepares the hull for bottom paint by sanding the entire surface and applying two coats of epoxy barrier coat, with six additional layers over the repaired fiberglass sections.15:34 Other maintenance tasks include removing old vinyl lettering with a razor-blade scraper, polishing stainless steel fixtures to remove rust stains, and stripping weathered varnish from the cockpit table using chemical paint stripper.13:55 The project timeline is disrupted when the boatyard forces an unexpected move to a new location, requiring the crew to rush the application of epoxy primer before the two-part mixture hardened.19:04

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