{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/69b0345efd2a350ef0966026/6a6b532087f5f77b0230da79?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Boat Nuts S2 Ep7: The Radical Galeon 430 & The Fiberglass Time-Bomb","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/69b0345efd2a350ef0966026/1785418472173-0e9074e2-24bc-4912-8f01-7a32960d3dda.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Welcome to Series 2, Episode 7 of Boat Nuts – brought to you in association with Sleipner – and back after a brief hiatus</p><p><br></p><p>This week, Hugo Andreae and Alex Smith are at Swanwick Marina aboard a £3 million Princess S65. The boys dive into one of the most unusual, radical boat designs on the water today, the Galeon 430 Explorer, test the latest portable electric pumps, and tackle a massive, ticking time-bomb facing British waterways: what do we do with old fiberglass boats?</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode:</p><p>00:00 - Intro.</p><p><br></p><p>02:04 Boat of the Week: The Galeon 430 Explorer. Alex reports back from Gdansk on testing this bold, blunt-nosed, transformer-style boat!</p><p><br></p><p>09:35 Product of the Week: Rechargeable Portable SUP Air Pumps. Hugo shares the results of his group test, revealing why the Airbank Puffer Pro took top honours.</p><p><br></p><p>14:04 Issue of the Day: What do we do with abandoned fibreglass boats? With 60,000+ boats reaching end-of-life in Europe each year, Hugo and Alex explore the environmental crisis of decaying hulls,.</p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe to stay updated with every new episode as we dive into gear, hulls, and the best ways to get afloat!</p>","author_name":"Motor Boat & Yachting"}