IT'S ALL ABOUT BALANCE! the CALM before the STORM! Ep 348
13 March 2024 · 17 min · 31K views · Thailand
What this video covers
Josh and Tallulah aboard Nandji - Frothlyfe are anchored in Thailand during the dry season, spending their final weeks before a boatyard haul-out balancing family life with boat preparation.2:25 The primary technical focus is a full teak deck plug replacement: Josh has pulled every screw from the deck, discovered two plugs with direct holes leaking straight through into the interior — including one that explained a long-standing water ingress mystery in the aft cabin — and is sealing each hole with epoxy before bunging.5:17 He explains that the teak was originally bonded with a strong adhesive (comparable to Sikaflex), making the screws redundant overkill from the late 1990s build; the epoxy-and-bung method caps the teak without re-fastening.15:50 The sail track screws remain the last section to address.14:54 A diesel engine issue also surfaces: black smoke on hard acceleration or reverse suggests over-fueling, pointing to injectors needing service.12:12 Sailing back toward Chalong from a northern anchorage, Josh notes strong wind bullets off the land — jumping from 5 to 25 knots — and warns about Thai fishing boats dragging nets between paired vessels, making splitting between them dangerous.10:52 Hand-washing laundry in the bathtub substitutes for a washing machine while rigging work takes priority.6:26 Identifying the exact entry point of a deck leak is far easier once every plug is removed rather than patched selectively.5:42
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