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Dean and Tess complete three overdue projects aboard Nomadika during a productive January week in the Pacific Northwest.0:18 The longest-running job — a leaking window resealed with Sikaflex after two failed attempts and a faulty caulking gun — finally finishes with painter's tape keeping the exterior bead clean.11:26 The bigger installation is a diesel heater swap: a malfunctioning expensive German unit gets replaced with a Chinese equivalent the previous owner had already purchased, reusing the existing fuel line, ducting, and exhaust.14:13 The new unit wires to the bus bars, fires on the first attempt, and brings the cabin to 22.5°C (72.7°F) with Bluetooth control from a phone.20:31 Between projects, Dean and Tess motor-sail on a calm, unseasonably warm January day, raise the sails independently for the first time, and dock at Musgrave Landing on Salt Spring Island for lunch.7:14 A pool of water found on the engine room floor after the trip remains unexplained.10:16 The diesel heater's independence from shore power now makes overnight anchorages a realistic next step.15:40

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