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FIRST Look at Our New $1.5M Catamaran! It’s Almost Ready…
February 28, 2026 · 18 min · 241K views · Dallas, Texas
Technician tests Yanmar generator on catamaran production floor
What this video covers
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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