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A solo sailor navigates the 500-mile coastal route from Charleston, South Carolina, to the Chesapeake Bay aboard Doodles to avoid hurricane season.Watch The transit includes a stop at Homer Smith’s Docks and Marina in Beaufort, North Carolina, where the crew performs maintenance on the primary and secondary fuel filters and the generator.4:17 The vessel, which has a 72-foot mast, cannot clear the 65-foot bridges on the Intracoastal Waterway and must remain offshore.4:36 During the passage around Cape Lookout and Cape Hatteras, the sailor manages fuel starvation issues and engine performance while navigating residual swells.9:11 The route concludes with a stop in Hampton, Virginia, before continuing north to the Solomons for a scheduled haul-out.13:30 Proper maintenance of fuel systems, including the use of correctly micron-rated filters and thorough priming, is essential for reliable engine operation during offshore passages.

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