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What It Really Takes to Cross the Pacific (Boat Prep + Haul Out)
February 17, 2026 · 11 min · 3K views · Shelter Bay Marina
What this video covers
A family crew preps their boat, Big Lost, for a Pacific Ocean crossing, working through a haul-out at a yard in Cologne.0:19 Bottom paint goes on, prop speed coating is applied, and the anchor chain gets marked with depth intervals — a small but deliberate offshore safety measure.6:39 Connor checks all standing rigging aloft and replaces the locking halyard strap; the narrator climbs to the masthead to polish rusting stainless fittings on the stays.10:31 Provisioning runs to Ray's produce two loads of supplies with no clear stowage plan yet, a problem the narrator jokes would be easier on a 62-foot catamaran.1:32 A cracked tooth from a metal fidget ball sends daughter Maddie to the dentist mid-haul-out, and wet bottom paint catches another child's hands.8:58 Between work sessions the kids drag the crew through old jungle bunkers with bullet holes and abandoned military gear.2:00 The boat splashes without incident.9:57 The practical lesson: offshore prep is a cascade of small fixes — rigging, paint, chain marking, provisioning — each one addressed before it can compound at sea.
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