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A 1989 Pacific Seacraft 34 named Sea Change completes a solo circumnavigation, and this segment covers mistakes 13 through 18.0:09 At Makimo Atoll in the Tuamotus, a difficult pass entry at 3,000 rpm led to anchoring in 80 feet with all 200 feet of chain out; the chain fouled on coral and required a Norwegian crew from the boat Adelante to help break it free by repeatedly motoring hard forward and back.1:11 Two years later at the remote Tongan anchorage of Kalafesia, the strain from that breakout had cracked the anchor shackle — a stainless one that was also undersized — which failed overnight in strong wind surrounded by reef.4:57 The fix: replace with the largest rated galvanized shackle whose pin fits the chain's final link, and remove the swivel.5:11 Standing rigging original to the 34-year-old boat showed broken strands at the tops of the lower swages on seven accessible wires, discovered at Beveridge Reef between the Cook Islands and Niue; backup halyards and lifelines substituted while the boat sailed 600 miles to Fiji, where bottom swages were replaced with long stud Staylocks at $1,000 total.6:25 Ten months in Fiji's water caused the stuffing box nut, outboard bracket screws, and throttle and transmission controls to seize with corrosion; the throttle lever broke during forced disassembly and was replaced with vice grips for the remainder of the circumnavigation.13:06 A Whale manual bilge pump failed at a plastic fitting during hard use; two hose clamps repaired it.17:08 A corroded, oversized engine negative wire caused chronic starting problems and was replaced with a shorter, thicker wire.19:15 A 33-year-old 100% jib tore across a full panel in a squall on passage to New Zealand.19:48 The transmission lost forward gear at Marsden Cove Marina — traced to a leaking rear oil seal draining clear transmission fluid into the bilge — and was replaced for $600; worn engine mounts discovered during removal cost an additional $200 to replace.21:50 Reverse gear later burned out at Torres Strait after hard use setting the anchor in current, and by Port Elizabeth forward gear was slipping at anything above idle.23:45 Stainless shackles and original standing rigging both degrade silently and should be replaced on a schedule, not after a failure.

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