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Docking in Cairns - Project Brupeg Ep.419
15 September 2025 · 22 min · 15K views · Cairns
What this video covers
The 50-foot steel trawler Brupeg completes a coastal transit from Morellon Harbour to Cairns, Queensland, navigating the final leg of a multi-year refit.0:15 During the approach to Cairns, the crew manages low-visibility rain and confused swells while following the main dredge channel.3:29 Upon arrival, the vessel moors at a local marina to take on water before shifting to an anchorage in the river.18:34
The crew performs significant electrical and structural upgrades in the wheelhouse, including gutting a cabinet to install a sofa and consolidating the boat’s networking equipment.15:30 They replace the 240-volt Starlink router with a 12-volt DC-powered system integrated into a Teltonika RUT-X11 router to reduce power consumption and inverter load.16:04 Additionally, the crew sources electronic charts for upcoming Indonesian passages through O-Charts, which integrates directly with their OpenCPN navigation software.17:48 These charts prove highly accurate for Australian coastal waters.18:04 The project concludes with the departure of a crew member and preparations for a northward voyage toward Thursday Island.18:47
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