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Catalpa anchors at Isla Espíritu Santo in the Sea of Cortez, Mexico, where the crew spends time swimming, hiking, and cleaning the hull.0:24 The family later relocates to a nearby bay to raft up with the boat Nightrunner for a birthday celebration.6:42 While anchored, Lee repairs a broken plastic pivot lug on the Isotherm freezer door by fabricating a replacement hinge using a modified plastic hanging hook.14:49 The repair serves as a temporary fix to secure the freezer contents after the original door design failed due to frost pressure.14:15 The crew also encounters swarms of sea lice while swimming in the anchorage.12:27

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