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What this video covers

The crew of the sailboat Balanço explores the Baía de Camamu in the Península de Maraú, Brazil, while performing maintenance on their vessel. Adriano Plotzky replaces a corroded windlass, a task requiring a 115mm hole saw to ensure a watertight seal on the deck’s balsa-core fiberglass sandwich.3:56 He reinforces the installation with Cicaflex and adds a new electrical connection.Watch Following the repair, the crew cruises to the town of Maraú and the Cachoeira do Tremembé.1:07 Navigating to the waterfall requires timing the transit with high tide to clear shallow, muddy sections, where depths reach 3.5 meters.0:47 The crew uses a sonar to scout the approach, confirming that while the area is accessible by dinghy, anchoring the Balanço near the waterfall remains risky due to tidal fluctuations that could reduce depth to 2.5 meters.0:47 The trip includes local excursions by quadricycle to Taipu de Fora and the Lagoa do Cassange.Watch

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