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We Nearly Came To Blows (There's Too Much Left To Do)
17 avril 2026 · 21 min · 2K vues · Livingston, Guatemala
Man in blue shirt inspects wooden drawer inside sailboat cabin
Ce que couvre cette vidéo
Steve and Annette are refitting their Venus Ketch in Río Dulce, Guatemala, four weeks before a planned blue-water departure, with lithium battery parts still two weeks out.Watch Rather than wait idle, they work through a backlog of smaller jobs to preserve time for the electrical install.0:10 The worst job is a long-neglected portlight in the saloon: Steve grinds out the hardened, leaking rubber seal, uses masking-tape-and-superglue spacers as thickness guides while backfilling with filler, then routers and paints before fitting the new glass.3:38 Annette wire-brushes, rust-treats, and spray-paints two propane gas canisters, overshooting the intended paint area due to unclear instructions — a recurring friction point between the two.8:59 Steve repairs damaged interior veneer using salvaged wood rather than replacement sheet.12:08 A helper named Oscar sands companionway components while Annette varnishes teak drawers, saloon table, and cockpit trim in 35-degree heat, disappointed that clear varnish pulls the teak darker than expected.14:14 Steve services the Honda generator, fills diesel tanks and four jerry cans with petrol, fits the headsail, and climbs the mast for a full rig check, finding no broken strands.16:55 By the end, the lithium install looks likely to be deferred until after the voyage rather than rushed before a three-month offshore passage.19:08
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