Sailing Zataravidéo
We're ALMOST READY to SET SAIL! (prepping for an offshore passage) Ep 354
19 mars 2026 · 21 min · 192K vues · Fort Lauderdale
Crew arrives at marina, boat moored under sunny sky
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Sailing Zatara's crew prepares Zatara in southern Florida for a Pacific crossing, targeting departure within days for a first stop in Puerto Rico before continuing across the Pacific — a passage Keith describes as potentially the start of a third circumnavigation.▶ 0:03 The primary technical work centers on a Victron electrical system upgrade: Keith wires six new solar panels through individual MPPT solar charge controllers, installs thermal breakers as panel-level on/off switches, routes output through a Lynx distribution bus to the batteries, and configures two Victron inverters to run in parallel after troubleshooting a configuration error that kept them offline until 1 a.m. Wakespeed regulators are also wired in, giving the boat four charging sources: solar, shore power, generator, and engine alternators.▶ 17:56 A Victron display panel is mounted below so power status is visible from the nav station.▶ 9:32 Jack mounts an iPad running Navionics at the helm.▶ 3:17 Prop-shaft rope cutters from Spurs are installed to handle lobster-trap lines offshore.▶ 20:14 The ditch bag, untouched for roughly two to three years, is found to have corroded, rusted, and expired contents; Renee replaces everything — handheld VHF, GPS, flashlights, beacons, flares, and water — and switches to an easier-access dry bag.▶ 18:35 A hatch prone to leaking is recaulked after the old sealant is found fully disintegrated.▶ 13:56 Crew arriving for the passage includes Kate, Remy, Luke Bosworth, and new crew member Hallie Smith; Finn will join in Puerto Rico and is bringing his girlfriend Skyler Angelina.▶ 5:50 Final provisioning includes a Costco run and two full grocery carts.▶ 19:58 A Highfield dinghy delivery is pending at episode's end.▶ 21:24
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