boatyard on Quest

[daveyw]

Just to remind you that there's another 2 episodes of Boatyard on Quest tonight at 9pm.

"Tom investigates Tim and Alan's plans to restore the 26-foot fibreglass Etap cruising yacht 'Mimas'. Abandoned after the 1987 hurricane, can the damage be undone?"

 

[tillergirl]

The last couple were quite interesting but I do hate this trend to have to artificially create drama, deadlines and crisis in every documentary. It seems the programme makers cannot see that an interesting story is fine just as it is.

 

[sailorman]

Just to remind you that there's another 2 episodes of Boatyard on Quest tonight at 9pm.

"Tom investigates Tim and Alan's plans to restore the 26-foot fibreglass Etap cruising yacht 'Mimas'. Abandoned after the 1987 hurricane, can the damage be undone?"

Paid £5k

 

[StevenF]

Paid £5k

you could get one cheaper?

 

[MrCramp]

you could get one cheaper?

Only two chaps who were clueless would get involved at any price. The program is garbage.

 

[sailorman]

Only two chaps who were clueless would get involved at any price. The program is garbage.

But Tom is a Yachtmaster Examiner

 

[MrCramp]

But Tom is a Yachtmaster Examiner

Well I am on the computer and heard him narrating the saga in the background, reminded me of Ringo Star and Thomas the Tank Engine!

 

[Searush]

Check out the copyright date. That programme is from several years ago. You could get it much cheaper now, but they probably weren't paying much over the odds then.

You can't take these programmes literally, but they are interesting & entertaining. I was impressed by the GRP work done by the journey man they found.

 

[Pye_End]

Shame they didn't go into more detail into things like what they did with the rudder.

Also, it looked like the boat was still a long way from being finished. Would have liked to see what was being done on the interior.

Still, the hull looked good when she went back in.

 

[pete]

The program makers must think we have the memory of gold fish, they must have repeated the same clips half a dozen times and why did they both spend more time sitting around talking instead of actually working on the boat if it was such a rush . It was more like a drama as to whether these two guy's could put up with one another and get it done on time with very little actual work in progress shown.

rant over

Pete

 

[prv]

why did they both spend more time sitting around talking instead of actually working on the boat if it was such a rush

Because the people who make TV programmes are more interested in chatter than in practical things like rebuilding boats?

Pete

 

[Even Chance]

It was great.
100% better than watching keich like bloomin fitba on the telly.