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Navigating the south coast of Lombok, Indonesia, requires careful timing to avoid dangerous tide rips and whirlpools that can reach eight knots during a full moon.1:12 The crew of a small sailboat motors through these passes, encountering volatile squalls and uncharted pearl farms that lack navigation lights.8:19 To maintain control in unpredictable winds, the skipper drops the mainsail when approaching reef-lined headlands and uses the engine to maintain steerage, despite concerns about the motor overheating during long runs.2:33 The vessel successfully clears the turbulent water by cutting between a reef and a pearl farm, eventually anchoring in shallow water at Gili Gedi.9:08 Maintenance tasks performed during the trip include using J-B-Weld to repair a corroded propane regulator, applying silicone lubricant to the mast track to ease sail handling, and managing an ongoing engine oil leak.5:27 The passage highlights the necessity of monitoring current patterns and weather systems when transiting narrow, reef-strewn Indonesian channels.

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