Sailing Blue Pearlvídeo
Ep 70 | Life raft raft-up and boat loads of work!
24 de marzo de 2024 · 25 min · 2K visitas · San Carlos
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Chris and Jessica Hanna perform extensive maintenance on their boat, Blue Pearl, while hauled out in a boatyard. The primary project involves replacing five original, flange-style through-hull valves that were secured with through-bolts.1:53 After grinding out the old hardware, the crew fills the holes with epoxy and fiberglass before installing new brass through-hulls.10:53 Additional repairs include fabricating a metal plate to reinforce a damaged aluminum bow roller bracket and installing Lumatec Seablaze X2 underwater lights.14:16 Jessica sews a full cockpit enclosure using flexible, rollable vinyl and creates custom salon curtains using a refurbished 1930s Fof 130 sewing machine.4:39 The crew also sands the hull in preparation for bottom paint, testing West Marine CPP ablative paint against Total Boat paint on the rudder.15:29 They mark 214 feet of anchor chain at 40-foot intervals with zip ties and utilize a package forwarding service in Puerto Penasco to receive parts.16:01 The crew concludes the work period by deploying an expired six-person life raft for a social event.8:59
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