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Ep 76 | Is it worth all this?
16. juni 2024 · 30 min · 2K visninger · La Cruz de Huanacaxtle
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Chris and Jessica Hanna aboard the 65-ft Blue Pearl face a cascade of mechanical failures while anchored and then slipping at La Cruz de Huanacaxtle, Mexico.Watch The Westerbeke 20kW four-cylinder generator, with 7,654 hours on it, suffers a failed water pump bearing and shaft, a ruined heat exchanger mixing antifreeze with seawater, a seized alternator, and a corroded exhaust manifold previously patched with JB Weld — the diagnosis is that the unit needs full replacement.19:22 A Harken Mark 4 number-three furler bottom plate breaks when the furling line runs out and the crew keeps winching; replacement plates arrive from Harken's Wisconsin facility misfabricated, requiring a call to customer service and trimming of injection-molded flash before the repair succeeds.9:00 The washing machine corrodes internally beyond repair, and the crew buys an LG unit in Puerto Vallarta at a price comparable to U.S. retail.25:06 A water-pump fitting cap breaks overnight, draining the tanks dry and forcing repeated 20-gallon dinghy runs to refill.22:46 Without the ship's generator, watermaking is impossible, limiting the boat to a 4kW backup.22:50 The crew books a month-plus slip at Marina de la Cruz — billed at the 91-ft slip rate despite the boat being 65 ft — to access shore power and manage deliveries.29:51 Afternoon winds at La Cruz run strong from roughly noon to 5–6 p.m. daily, making dinghy trips to shore a morning-only window.2:10 A generator with 7,600-plus hours and a repaired exhaust manifold is a poor candidate for piecemeal repair once the heat exchanger fails.20:22
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