Wind Hippie Sailing · vidéo

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A solo sailor preparing for a passage from Luganville, Vanuatu, to the Solomon Islands performs maintenance on a whisker pole, repairs a broken sink spigot, and attempts to mitigate a persistent engine oil leak.0:25 To simplify solo handling, the sailor pre-measures fore and aft lines for the whisker pole, allowing for single-handed deployment without the gear slamming in rolly seas.1:44 When a sink spigot snaps, the sailor uses JB Weld to secure the fitting as a temporary fix.2:45 To address an oil leak caused by a missing copper crush washer on the engine’s oil pressure gauge attachment, the crew attempts to anneal an old washer by heating it with a blowtorch and quenching it in water.20:30 After losing the washer, they fabricate a replacement from a passion fruit pulp can lid.22:07 The engine continues to leak, requiring frequent oil level monitoring until a proper replacement can be sourced in Australia.25:43 The crew also completes a dive on the SS President Coolidge wreck in Luganville Harbor.3:34

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