Can we REPAIR our GELCOAT? [RED SEAS]

SUPPORT our REFIT: If you're enjoying these episodes, consider sending us a tip to help us keep going! Support us right here: www.red-seas.com/refit And a huge thank you to Alexseal Yacht Coatings for their support as we give our catamaran a makeover! www.alexseal.com This week we are bringing you behind the curtain into a huge project that we've been working on in the background throughout our entire catamaran refit. We are painting our boat! Indioko has worked for more than 20 years in the harsh conditions of the tropics and her gelcoat is almost worn away entirely so it's definitely time we took care of her and gave her a new lease of life. We are so grateful to Alexseal for supporting our adventure and we can't wait to get started on this huge job. Soon we won't recognise her! At the same time as repairing some damage on the hulls, we also have some touch ups to do to the diamond non skid pattern on our sugar scoops and we think we might have found a cost effective way to make our own mold that we can use to patch up the damaged spots. Let's see if it works! Thanks for joining us on this adventure! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 🙌🏻 Support us 🙌🏻 PATREON: www.patreon.com/redseas TIPJAR: www.tpjr.us/redseas NEW MERCH STORE: www.red-seas.com/shop 💬 Follow us on social media 💬 FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/realredseas INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/realredseas ⏰ Time Stamps ⏰ 00:00 Gelcoat vs paint for a boat 02:03 Step 1: Dewax the gelcoat 03:26 Step 2: Sand back damage 04:09 Damaged diamond non skid 06:20 Using silicon to make a gelcoat mold 12:44 DIY silicon mold for boat deck 13:38 Repairing gelcoat non skid with a silicon mold 17:30 Results after DIY gelcoat repair with silicon mold 🎵 Music 🎵 All tracks can be found at Epidemic Sound. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 📖 Our Story 📖 We're Iain and Brioni [The Reds] a couple of redheaded Scots who sold everything we own and moved halfway round the world to buy a boat that we could call home. We have a habit of finding ourselves in the most unusual circumstances, but that’s what makes life interesting! We live in search of the most remote places to live and sail so hit subscribe and join us on this adventure! 🗺️ Track 🗺️ https://www.noforeignland.com/boat/red-seas/journey?find=0&sid=6132493533052928&tc=1679925060879ieours