Sailing Blue Pearlvideo
Ep 64 | With a little help from the Navy...
December 10, 2023 · 12 min · 2K views · San Felipe Marina
What this video covers
Chris and Jessica Hanna perform extensive maintenance on Blue Pearl while docked at San Felipe Marina, Mexico, before departing for the United States. The crew resolves a long-standing refrigeration failure by replacing copper lines and identifying a persistent leak that had previously required multiple refrigerant refills in La Paz.7:17 A local mechanic flushes the Perkins main engine cooling system and clears a heat exchanger clogged with debris, including a piece of degraded makeshift gasket material that caused the engine to run at 200 degrees Fahrenheit at 1500 RPM.10:29 To mitigate bird waste on the deck and dinghy, the crew installs zip ties on the pulpit and rigging.6:49 After completing these repairs, the crew moves the boat to a new slip and prepares for a future crossing to Puerto Peñasco.3:26 The crew also maintains a daily routine of exercising their dogs on the local beaches to manage life in the marina.6:03
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