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Something BIG is happening on Zatara! 🌊 🌎 (Ep 346)
18 December 2025 · 13 min · 174K views · Fort Lauderdale
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What this video covers
The Whitaker family announces a second circumnavigation aboard their Leopard 50, Zatara, with a Pacific crossing planned for the following year.0:24 The boat has been largely inactive for two to three years — most recently in the Mediterranean and then the U.S. East Coast — and requires a six-to-eight-week refit before it is ocean-ready.1:12 Keith begins in Brunswick, Georgia, changing oil on both Yanmar engines, counting Yanmar oil and fuel filters to maintain warranty compliance, and auditing spare parts including impellers, belts, and idler pulleys.0:44 In Fort Lauderdale, the crew installs a new water heater from West Marine to replace one broken for years, and picks up CTM control boards from City Marine that allow remote smartphone control of the boat's air conditioners from anywhere in the world.5:30 The Highfield dinghy, idle for six months, starts on the first attempt with its Mercury outboard.3:24 After the refit, the plan is to sail to the Bahamas for shakedown, then to the Florida Keys for the first annual Blue Water Cruising Summit in January.0:11 A $300 short-term parking mistake at DFW airport — 11 days at $33 per day — gets a mention as a cautionary note on travel logistics.11:08 Idler pulleys and complete spare-parts audits are flagged as critical preparation steps for remote ocean passages.1:24
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