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Woke up to Sailboat on Fire! | Step 453
23 August 2025 · 32 min · 201K views
What this video covers
The crew of the sailboat Uma intervened during a shipyard fire that destroyed a nearby catamaran.▶ 0:57 Upon discovering the blaze at 2:30 a.m. with no shipyard staff present, the crew utilized the yard’s fire hoses to suppress the flames and protect adjacent vessels until local firefighters arrived.▶ 4:06 The fire department initially lacked sufficient water pressure and relied on the hoses located by the crew to contain the fire.▶ 3:11 Following the incident, the crew resumed deck maintenance on Uma, specifically applying a non-skid surface to the side decks.▶ 13:08 They replaced a previously delaminated Kiwi Grip application with SoftSand, a rubber-based additive mixed into a two-part paint.▶ 13:44 The process involved shaking the medium-grade rubber particles onto a wet base coat, allowing it to cure, vacuuming the excess for reuse, and sealing the texture with two additional coats of paint.▶ 14:45 The crew successfully relocated the boat to a position directly adjacent to their workshop container to facilitate final outfitting.▶ 27:10
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