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SPLASH DAY is Finally Here! SAILBOAT LAUNCH, Beauty of a SAIL and a creative BOAT INVENTION - Ep 54
October 22, 2021 · 13 min · 17K views · Grenada
What this video covers
A Hunter 42 Passage named Gypsy launches in Grenada after nine days of yard work.0:18 During the initial move to a nearby anchorage, the crew discovers water in the bilge, which they trace to a leaking fridge condensation hose rather than a hull breach.3:42 Underway on a broad reach, the boat maintains 6.5 knots.5:46 Upon anchoring, the crew inspects a recent fiberglass repair on the keel-to-hull joint, known as a "keel smile," to check for stress cracks after sailing in 3-to-4-foot seas.8:42 To improve the ergonomics of the windlass, the owner constructs a custom wooden handle by ripping a round piece of wood on a makeshift table saw and sandwiching it over the existing stainless steel flat stock.11:02 The crew plans to continue boat projects while at anchor.9:49
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