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Mads and Ava, cruising on their 1987 Trident Warrior Athena, explore Martinique while preparing for a passage to Dominica.0:58 They visit the Musée de la Banane near Saint Marie, the tombolo at Saint Marie, and the ruins of the prison cell in Saint Pierre that housed the sole survivor of the 1902 Mount Pelée volcanic eruption.1:44 The crew also hikes the Jardin de Balata trail, noting that navigation via the AllTrails app led them to a different route than intended.13:52 To manage their new 15-horsepower outboard, Mads constructs a custom lifting harness using webbing straps sewn on a Sailrite machine.17:29 He rigs a 4:1 block and tackle system from the boat's solar arch to hoist the 38-kilogram motor, incorporating a safety strap for redundancy.14:50 The crew plans to test a battery-powered dive compressor while cleaning the hull upon arrival in Dominica.20:50

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