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Salt & Tar: Ep.298- Leaving the Big Boat to Build the Little Boat
9 de agosto de 2024 · 22 min · 44K vistas · Puerto Escondido, Baja California Sur
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The crew of the 40-ft sailboat *Rueda Viva* prepares the vessel for hurricane season in Puerto Escondido, Mexico, before returning to California to build a new tender. To secure the boat, they pickle the watermakers, flush the saltwater system, and tighten the stuffing box.3:12 They attach a bridle to the mooring ball and add fire hose chafe protection to the whiskers and bobstays.5:20 The crew stows the Hydra Vane rudder and lowers the Yankee sail, lashing all other sails to the booms.5:33
In California, the owner begins building a 10-ft "Tenderly" lapstrake dinghy from Chesapeake Lightcraft.10:28 He chooses this plywood stitch-and-glue design over an inflatable to avoid UV degradation and to improve rowing efficiency and hull speed.11:30 The kit includes full-scale patterns for all parts, which are traced onto eight sheets of plywood.14:58 The builder uses a jigsaw and a pull saw to cut the transom and other components, aiming for a finished, bright-work aesthetic.19:03
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