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Solo Sailing & Heading Off-Grid on my ‘Waterworld’ Catamaran
1 May 2026 · 27 min · 102K views · Northern Spain
What this video covers
A Wharram Pahi 42 catamaran, two years into a refit aimed at an ocean crossing, restarts its sailing season in northern Spain with the skipper solo aboard.▶ 0:21 The primary mechanical problem — one outboard repeatedly blowing cooling hoses — gets traced to a blocked telltale passage in the engine head.▶ 1:09 After clearing the blockage without replacing the thermostat, the engine runs cleanly at full revs without popping the unclipped hoses, a £4,500 replacement avoided.▶ 4:22 Separately, a portable 12V fridge previously run through an inverter on AC is rewired to DC via a repaired cable and a semi-permanently lashed solar panel, giving the boat off-grid food storage for five to six days between shore runs.▶ 7:27 Hull fouling — barnacles and weed — gets a partial hand-scrape before departure, with a full lift-out planned in Portugal later in the season.▶ 12:54 The skipper departs the marina on both engines, one stalling repeatedly during the exit, then sails upwind in 10–12 knots with mainsail and jib, making three knots over a rough bottom, and anchors in a nearby bay.▶ 16:48 The stated goal for the coming weeks is building solo-sailing confidence and muscle memory on short coastal hops while waiting on a visa appointment, with a doghouse build and other major upgrades planned for the season.▶ 22:31 Clearing a blocked engine telltale passage resolved a persistent overheating and burst-hose problem that acid flushing had failed to fix.▶ 1:09
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