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Ben and Ashley, aboard Nahoa, refill American-style propane tanks using French-standard fittings while anchored in Tahaa, French Polynesia.0:45 Because local propane fittings differ from their onboard equipment, they use a gravity-transfer method, hanging the full French tank upside down from the boat's arch to drain liquid propane into their empty American tanks.2:22 They monitor the transfer by weighing the tanks with a fish scale, successfully filling approximately 10 pounds of fuel into 12-pound cylinders.3:50 Later, while anchored near Bora Bora, Ben kiteboards near the boat but experiences a kite ejection that forces him to swim back to Nahoa.7:11 The crew also navigates the narrow passes of French Polynesia, noting the hazards of reef strikes after damaging their dinghy’s throttle control arm on a shallow patch.9:08 They delay their departure from Bora Bora due to an incoming weather system from the south.12:27 Gravity-fed propane transfer requires careful handling of fittings and weight monitoring to ensure safe, successful refueling when local gas canisters are incompatible with onboard systems.

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