Maruzza's Horizons · video

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Giuseppe prepares his boat, Maruzza, for a transition from coastal cruising to offshore passages by completing a series of major maintenance tasks in Salamina.▶ 0:00 After discovering that the terminals on an upper shroud were improperly pressed, he replaces the rigging without unstepping the mast.▶ 2:24 To maintain structural integrity during the repair, he tensions two Dyneema lines from the masthead to the chainplates and installs a temporary spreader to maintain the correct angle.▶ 4:06 He then has the new shroud professionally pressed at Sinodinos in Piraeus.▶ 4:23 Additionally, he performs a full bottom job, sanding the hull and applying anti-fouling paint.▶ 4:50 He emphasizes the necessity of using a high-quality respirator rather than a paper mask when removing old anti-fouling dust to avoid respiratory health risks.▶ 1:36 After completing the work, he launches the boat and plans a shakedown cruise from the Gulf of Salamina toward Cape Sunio and Turkey to test the new rigging and systems.▶ 9:04

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