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Ep 66 | Sailing to Peñasco with two dogs, a cat and a rat
28 January 2024 · 17 min · 3K views · San Felipe
What this video covers
Chris and Jessica Hanna sail Blue Pearl 70 miles from San Felipe to Puerto Peñasco in the northern Sea of Cortez with two dogs, a newly adopted cat, and an unresolved rat infestation.9:03 The rat problem drives most of the pre-departure activity: attempts to borrow a mouser cat from Facebook groups in San Felipe fail, so they adopt a five-month-old kitten, which proves uninterested in the rat but whose presence coincides with the rat retreating from the living space after three days.0:44 Shore power at San Felipe marina delivers voltage spikes reaching 129.4 volts AC, burning out a shore power adapter and apparently damaging the dishwasher motherboard; refrigerators refuse to run on marina power but work immediately on the generator.7:16 Chris fabricates an adapter plate from an old bow light fixture to mount a new running light on the pulpit's stainless steel bar, splicing into existing wiring at the chain locker entrance.3:27 The passage runs at six to seven knots under engine after wind drops; fishermen's nets and unmarked buoys require constant vigilance approaching both San Felipe and Puerto Peñasco.14:11 No marina slip is reserved — three marinas never returned calls — but a dock neighbour moves their boat on arrival to offer an end tie.15:22 The cat is returned to her previous owner after urinating repeatedly on the boat; the rat remains aboard.16:57
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