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Day 4: What is Coming!
December 23, 2025 · 5 min · 806 views · St. Petersburg
What this video covers
The owner of the boat Nomad performs several refit tasks to prepare the vessel for ocean sailing. To address a stern-heavy trim caused by the weight of the battery bank, dinghy, and arch, he drills a drainage hole in the toe rail to improve cockpit water runoff.▶ 1:02 He secures storage bags near a metal standpipe through-hull to prevent pressure on the fitting, installing a board with L-brackets as a protective barrier.▶ 2:48 The galley refit includes replacing a gimballed stove with a sliding fridge-freezer unit and an electric cooktop featuring ABYC-certified pot holders.▶ 2:01 Future planned work includes installing a cooking grill and a full analysis of the running rigging by a professional rigger from The Yacht Rigger.▶ 4:36 The channel intends to transition from daily progress updates to long-format technical discussions with marine industry professionals and riggers.▶ 3:42
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