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KIRA-KIRA//LIVING ABOARD? in this episode we tell you why we CHOSE this LIFESTYLE #16
29 November 2025 · 9 min · 2K views · Océano Atlántico
What this video covers
The Meder family — Rocio, Herman, and their three children — have lived aboard their sailboat Kira-Kira for nearly 10 years, currently based at Saco de Uceu on Isla Grande.▶ 0:00 A southerly front with strong winds kept them aboard and prompted reflection on why they chose liveaboard life: freedom, raising children on their own terms, constant contact with nature, and the ability to relocate simply by re-anchoring.▶ 0:45 The episode also covers two practical maintenance tasks. Herman runs the diesel cabin heater — a motorhome-type unit with an aluminum housing, self-installed, with a 3-liter fuel tank — for 15–20 minutes to prevent the diaphragm pump's spring and ball from seizing after months of disuse in warm climates.▶ 3:31 He then diagnoses a failed pressure-activated water pump, disassembles the switch head, and identifies the fault as a small, inexpensive electronic micro-switch available at any electronics shop — not the pump itself.▶ 6:37 He notes this switch is the most common water-pump failure on liveaboards and recommends carrying several spares.▶ 6:37 The family's three children, now older, have independently chosen to continue the nomadic lifestyle.▶ 8:35
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