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What this video covers

Damien repairs the stabiliser wings on the fishing trawler Brupeg while docked at the public maintenance wharf in Yeppoon, Australia. After accidentally dropping a wing during anti-fouling, the crew finds the mild steel sliders bent and the mounting pins twisted.Watch Damien cuts off the damaged pins using 5-inch and 9-inch grinders and fabricates new ones from 16mm plate, using a mag drill to ensure precise alignment.0:46 Initial attempts to retrofit the stabiliser arms with pins fail due to alignment issues, forcing the crew to revert to a bolt-based mounting system.13:50 Once the stabilisers are functional, the vessel departs for a 60-nautical-mile passage to Pearl Bay.24:00 During the transit, the crew monitors fuel filter pressure gauges to detect potential clogs caused by sediment stirred up in the tanks by rolling seas.21:23 The vessel encounters 16-degree rolls near Port Clinton where opposing tidal currents stack the waves, but the stabilisers successfully dampen the motion before the boat reaches the anchorage.23:33

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