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Hard living in Richarsdsbay South-Africa EP132
6 December 2024 · 11 min · 2K views · Richards Bay
What this video covers
Jacqueline and Gerard perform maintenance on their yacht Avanti while hauled out at a boatyard in Richards Bay, South Africa.Watch The crew sands the hull and applies new antifouling paint, opting to spot-prime over the existing C-Jet coating applied previously in Panama.0:48 Gerard services the propeller, applying blue Loctite to the fasteners and coating the blades with propeller primer and Trilux to mitigate fouling during the boat's extended stay in the coal port.1:45 Additional tasks include fairing the waterline, patching the rudder with fiberglass, and servicing the seacocks.1:26 Following the launch, the engine experiences cooling water flow issues at higher revolutions.9:18 Gerard discovers that barnacles and mussel shells from the saildrive intake had lodged in the inlet pipe, blocking the flow before reaching the strainer.10:17 Clearing the debris restores the cooling system.11:17 Living on the hard requires managing dust from the nearby coal terminal and lack of onboard plumbing.2:42
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