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We Flew to Australia for the Same Price as a Boat Part — Sailing Delos Made It Happen
18 de março de 2026 · 19 min · 27K visualizações · Fiji
White catamaran sails calm bay with lush green mountains
O que este vídeo aborda
Warren designs and fabricates a custom aluminum mainsail head fitting — which he calls the "cook hook" — to replace a $1,500–$2,000 aftermarket part that would have made hoisting the new mainsail easier on their boat, Bo.15:18 The problem: the new sail's stiffer dimensions make the top car disconnect and rehook at the masthead a two-person struggle every time.4:30 The commercial solution is a machined aluminum block with an integrated sheave and hook that redirects the halyard, but Warren judges it overpriced for what it is.5:58 Instead, Erica and Warren fly from Fiji to Brisbane, Australia — flights cost $600, marina storage for one week $300 — to visit Brian Trautman of Sailing Delos, who is building a custom aluminum catamaran (Delos 2.0) at Stradbroke Yachts.16:05 Warren selects 16mm 5083 alloy plate from the build's scrap pile, cuts templates, and Brian welds the finished part.12:30 Total trip cost undercuts the part's retail price. The video also covers buddy-boating in Fiji during cyclone season, a farewell to cruising friends Nathan and Lindsay heading to French Polynesia, and a brief tour of Queensland including koalas, wallabies, and Vegemite. Fabricating a custom fitting from scrap aluminum at a boatyard can cost less than buying the commercial equivalent.
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