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Ep 47 Prep and Delayed Transat to Newfoundland
15 March 2020 · 18 min · 62K views
What this video covers
Annual maintenance and upgrades for a 12-year-old vessel include replacing standing rigging, installing a new 41-square-metre tri-radial mainsail from Albstrom, and servicing the life raft.13:12 The owner replaced the genoa’s 6mm bolt rope with a 5mm version to ensure the sail drops easily, correcting a previous safety hazard that prevented lowering the sail in anything but dead calm.9:19 Hull maintenance involved sandblasting the keel, applying four coats of Interprotect epoxy primer, and finishing with two coats of Micron 350 anti-fouling.8:18 The propeller and sail drive were treated with Velux Plus and Trilux 33, respectively.6:15 Electrical upgrades include adding two 100-watt solar panels connected in parallel to a Victron MPPT controller.11:56 To improve safety during offshore passages, the owner rerouted lifelines to allow continuous clipping-in and rigged a third reef line for cockpit-only operation.14:20 An Iridium Go unit was purchased for weather routing via PredictWind.16:07 A planned installation of a Hydrovane was abandoned due to mounting conflicts with the boat's swim platform.15:13
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