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STRANDED With NO INSTRUMENTS Just Before Crossing to the BAHAMAS | (EP. 029)
27. november 2025 · 23 min · 4K visninger · Judson Beach, Florida
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A B&G instrument processor failure strands the crew of Plan C in Lake Worth, Florida, just before their planned crossing to Freeport, Bahamas.▶ 10:05 Early in the ICW transit south from their previous anchorage, the depth, water speed, and wind speed instruments all drop offline simultaneously.▶ 3:41 Onboard diagnosis using ChatGPT points to a failed 5-volt regulator on the B&G processor board; the unit is too old to receive adequate power.▶ 8:29 With no vehicles — the crew had just put their cars in storage as a final commitment to the liveaboard life — they retrieve the drop-shipped replacement part from a UPS store via dinghy and Uber.▶ 10:21 While waiting, they motor out the inlet to pump the black-water holding tanks offshore and practice sailing.▶ 10:52 A recurring dinghy leak compounds the delay: soapy-water leak detection finds the puncture, a Hypalon glue repair is attempted, and the dinghy deflates again, requiring a second repair using halyards to hoist it back on deck.▶ 18:48 The crew also dives the hull to inspect the paddle-wheel speed sensor and clears the inlet to dump holding tanks.▶ 20:35 The episode ends at Thanksgiving with the B&G part in hand but the Bahamas crossing not yet made.▶ 22:53 Losing shore transport before a critical part fails forces a dinghy-and-Uber logistics chain that adds days to a weather-dependent departure.
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