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Bobby flies his two dogs, Cougar and Merlin, from Dallas to Bangkok via Lufthansa cargo through Frankfurt, using transport company AE Pets to handle import permits, health certificates, and a USDA-certified vet sign-off at DFW — a process requiring a five-hour pre-flight check-in at the Lufthansa cargo center.3:33 Bobby and Chloe fly separately via Hong Kong, 16.5 hours to Hong Kong then three hours onward to Bangkok, where Island Spirit arranged ground transport to Pattaya.5:46 At the Island Spirit factory, Bobby boards hull number five of his Island Spirit 525, described as four weeks from completion.10:06 Production head Will explains the factory has shifted to a production-run model with pre-made molds for three-, four-, five-, and six-cabin configurations, new infusion laminate spec, and pre-fabricated interior panels built off the line.11:27 Bobby's 525 is configured with a two-cabin, two-head starboard hull and a single-cabin, single-head port hull with a dedicated office.11:59 A Yanmar 80-horsepower generator producing 65 kilowatts runs its first test at 2,700 RPM.14:45 Bobby also announces the Sailing Doodles crew app, available initially to Patreon members at patreon.com/sailingdoodles, and lists his 1989 CT-56, Naughty Dogs, for sale at $160,000, currently in the Chesapeake.16:29

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