PAT | FRANKIE · video

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Following structural damage to their yacht, Pat and Frankie initiate a total interior and exterior teardown to facilitate repairs.1:54 After filing an insurance claim and hiring a surveyor, the couple spends four weeks removing the interior, sails, and boom.0:57 To access the hull structure, they hire a crane to unstep the 21-meter mast while the boat remains on the hard.1:26 Because the mast passes through the deck, the crew uses a main halyard and two safety lines attached to the spreaders to stabilize the rig during the lift.10:16 They loosen the rig and mast plate screws before the crane operator lifts the mast clear of the hull.11:14 With the mast removed, the couple prepares for a fiber specialist to inspect the structural damage.18:40 The process concludes with the boat on the hard and the mast successfully lowered.14:08

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