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The Sailing Brothers perform a maiden voyage on their newly purchased catamaran, Checkers, while troubleshooting multiple mechanical and electrical failures.2:49 The Yanmar 30 engine emits black smoke at full throttle, and the crew discovers a lack of cooling water flow from the exhaust, necessitating an emergency anchorage to inspect the impeller.3:31 The Sonic sail drive unit remains seized, preventing the crew from lifting the stern drive out of the water until they manually grease the mechanism and cycle it repeatedly.7:12

The autopilot system fails to engage, displaying a "release" error.15:24 After tracing the wiring, the crew identifies a blown fuse and a disconnected rudder position transducer located in the engine bay.17:13 Reattaching the transducer and replacing the fuse restores the autopilot's functionality.20:31 The crew also scrapes a heavy accumulation of barnacles from the hull and propeller while at anchor.9:16 Despite these repairs, the boat requires further maintenance, including a potential haul-out for bottom treatment.9:45

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