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While anchored in Banderas Bay, Mexico, a solo sailor manages boat maintenance and pet care during a week-long period of living aboard alone. The primary maintenance tasks include cleaning the bilge of accumulated dog hair and investigating existing plumbing to install a transom shower.3:00 After initially planning to run new hoses, the owner discovers pre-installed lines already routed to the stern, simplifying the project.4:57 Additionally, the sailor addresses persistent deck leaks by resealing hatch hinges and handles, a solution suggested by a neighbouring boat owner that avoids a more extensive resealing of the entire hatch frame.15:27 The week also involves emergency veterinary care for a dog suffering from intestinal inflammation and elevated liver and kidney markers, which resolves after a diet change to specialised veterinary food.11:37 The period concludes with a sunset sail in Banderas Bay featuring humpback whale sightings.16:02

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