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Silkap hauls out at Marina San Carlos in Sonora, Mexico, after a 140-km, 17-hour crossing of the Sea of Cortez, to apply antifouling and perform routine hull maintenance.0:25 The marina lifts monohulls only — catamarans and deep-keel boats cannot use the hydraulic travel lift — and the storage yard, Marina Aseka, sits 1 km inland and holds over 600 boats during cyclone season, mostly American-flagged.1:11 The pitted propeller is rebuilt by local welders using bronze, then ground smooth, for €110.2:00 The hull receives an epoxy barrier coat before primer and antifouling.1:32 Refilling a French Campingaz bottle in Mexico requires a US-adapter fitting, bought locally.3:30 After relaunch, three problems surface: solar panels underperforming, the engine battery dead, and — most critically — the rudder nearly seized.5:03 Ivo returns the boat to the yard; removing the rudder takes three days because the quadrant resists.5:03 The rudder stock, aluminum, replaced in 2019, is found heavily corroded and pitted.6:05 A new pin is fabricated, the half-moon fitting welded, and the stock sanded and coated with aluminum-protective paint before a second relaunch. Seized rudder stocks on aluminum spades can develop severe corrosion within a few years and must be inspected before any ocean crossing.

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