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If Joy Is the Only Thing That Can Launch This Boat
11 February 2026 · 24 min · 19K views · Montenegro
Woman removes bronze seacock from boat hull
What this video covers
Masha is restoring a Winga 87, an old Swedish sailboat found abandoned in Montenegro, and this update covers several months of progress toward a planned 25 May test launch.0:10 A mechanic named Roma donated a full set of used sails — jib, mainsail, and spinnaker — from his boatyard's storage; both the jib and mainsail measure roughly one metre larger than the Winga 87's spec, so Masha plans to have them resized at a local sailmaker.4:04 A Volvo Penta engine inspected for 1,800 euros was rejected: it failed to start on the first four attempts, its fuel injectors needed replacement, and it was incompatible with the existing saildrive, pushing the realistic total cost above 5,000 euros.7:07 Two oversized bronze seacocks serving the cockpit drains — both over 40 years old and heavily fouled internally — were cut out and replaced with new ones; Masha is researching whether to use brass-alloy or plastic seacocks for the remaining through-hulls.12:19 A shoulder injury from grinder work sidelined her for two weeks.9:19 Recognising that fixating on saving for an inboard engine had killed her momentum, she revised her plan: launch with an outboard motor for two to three summer months, then return to the boatyard for a full refit before a longer voyage north.20:55
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