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Heavy snow and 50-knot winds in southern Sweden trap the crew at their farm for three days, delaying progress on their boat build.0:32 Once the road clears, work resumes in the barn, where temperatures drop to minus 10 degrees Celsius, causing ice to form on the hull.10:29 A diesel heater warms the workspace to allow for surface preparation.10:55 The hull requires cleaning to remove amine blush and sanding to ensure a fair finish.2:57 To prevent the coarse bi-axial fiberglass pattern from printing through the final paint, the crew prepares to apply a 110-gram twill weave fabric to the topsides.18:07 They use a jigsaw with a tungsten carbide blade and a router with a bearing to trim the fiberglass along the shear line.11:57 To manage the significant dust generated by manual sanding with longboards, they install a high-capacity air filtration system.14:35

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