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Coincidence? On 7 September, Balanço became free again | #SAL #381
7 September 2025 · 38 min · 39K views · Aratu Iate Clube
What this video covers
Adriano Plotzky moves his sailboat Balanço out of the service yard in Salvador, Brazil, marking the end of a major refit that began in February — a haul-out he describes as the kind of overhaul a boat needs only every 20 years.▶ 4:52 The motor ran for the first time under its own power since the haul-out, with a new propeller and realigned shaft; Adriano reports the engine problem felt resolved immediately during marina manoeuvring.▶ 1:05 Remaining work includes replacing the stays, which he expects to finish in one or two days once materials arrive.▶ 0:53 The refit covered a full hull repaint, new cockpit table height adjustment, lazy bag replacement (switching from a zipper to velcro and slide system), reinstallation of the boom brake, running backstay setup, and a reinstalled hot-water boiler plumbed to both engine heat and a generator-powered electric element.▶ 6:19 Adriano also walks through mainsail rehoisting, boom vang and topping lift adjustment, and setting a figure-eight stopper knot as a hard limit on boom drop.▶ 19:18 An abandon-ship dry bag is assembled and stowed. Crewmember Ana Lívia reorganizes below-deck storage and donates excess gear.▶ 33:08 Balanço had been pier-side in Salvador since February; the plan is to return to anchoring and resume the Brazilian coastal passage, city by city, that started three years ago from Uruguay.▶ 0:12
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