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Hole in our boat! TAKING ON WATER (Expedition Drenched S1 Ep17)
24 de octubre de 2019 · 11 min · 39K vistas · Apia
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The sailboat Sylphia takes on water during a passage to Samoa after the generator exhaust fitting rusts through the hull.4:40 The crew discovers the leak in the bilge and finds the associated seacock seized in the open position, preventing them from shutting off the water intake.4:43 To mitigate the flooding, the crew initially tacks the boat to lift the through-hull fitting above the waterline.4:43 This maneuver forces them to abandon their original course and motor, but the engine subsequently suffers from overheating due to issues with its keel-cooling system.5:23 The crew eventually decides to resume their original heading despite the ongoing leak, monitoring bilge water levels closely while sailing.8:23 The transit, originally estimated at 36 hours, extends to four days due to the mechanical failures and unfavorable wind shifts.9:56
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