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A Damn Tight Squeeze, Anchoring in Port Douglas - Project Brupeg Ep.423

19 ottobre 2025 · 29 min · 23K visualizzazioni · Cairns

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The 37-nautical-mile coastal passage from Cairns to Port Douglas, Australia, involves navigating a well-defined channel marked by a sandbar extending from the headland.19:02 The vessel Brupeg, a converted fishing trawler, enters the Port Douglas river system to reach an anchorage located past the Crystal Brook Marina and the Port Douglas Yacht Club.20:08 This anchorage requires a tight U-turn in narrow waters crowded with moored vessels, necessitating careful maneuvering with the boat's wing stabilizers deployed.20:48 While anchored, the crew identifies a pressurized water leak caused by a fractured filter housing in the cofferdam, which they replace with a spare unit.22:21 The crew also performs a generator oil change by draining the hot oil directly into a keel tank via a dedicated ball valve and pipe system.2:36 After securing supplies and visiting the yacht club, the vessel departs for the Low Isles.28:12

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