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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 utilised 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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