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Rescuing a stranded boat!

20 de marzo de 2025 · 18 min · 149K visitas · The Bahamas

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The crew of Doodles manages a series of maintenance tasks and coastal navigation challenges while cruising the Abaco Islands in the Bahamas.0:21 After anchoring in a grass-bottom bay with poor holding, the crew dives on the anchor to verify its position and adjusts the dinghy mounting system.0:38 When a nearby vessel runs aground at the entrance to White Sound, the crew assists by attaching a spinnaker halyard to the stranded boat’s transom to pull it sideways, allowing the vessel to motor off the shoal at high tide.4:01 Maintenance efforts focus on the stuffing box, where the crew tightens the packing nuts to reduce water ingress from three drips per second to a manageable 15-second interval.10:26 To prepare for an incoming weather system with 30-knot winds, the crew moves the boat to a marina at Guana Cay.11:54 The transit involves towing the dinghy and navigating shallow entrance channels requiring careful tidal timing.11:41

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Island SPIRIT 525Su barcoTa Chaio Shipbuilding Co. (TAIWAN) Ct-54Visitado

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