The Sound NO Sailor Wants to Hear at SEA... [EP 196]
24 April 2023 · 24 min · 86K views
What this video covers
The crew of the Millennial Falcon departs Trinidad for a 380-nautical-mile passage to Antigua, encountering a bilge-water alarm four hours into the trip.6:14 While beating to windward in choppy, current-opposed seas, the bilge pump repeatedly cycled, leading the crew to suspect a siphoning issue caused by the lack of a check valve on a recently installed pump.8:03 After closing the seacock to the automatic pump and manually clearing the bilge, the water level stabilised, confirming the pump was drawing water back into the hull.10:21 The vessel passes to the leeward side of Grenada to avoid heavy swells, maintaining 16 to 18 knots of wind on the beam with one reef in the main and the Hydrovane steering.14:15 Later in the passage, the crew investigates an intermittent popping noise near the Hydrovane mounting point, theorising it may stem from the lower bearing seating.19:24 They continue north past St. Vincent, St. Lucia, Martinique, and Dominica, adjusting sail plan and reefing to manage wind shifts and gusts.21:48
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