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A Tractor had to Pull me Out !
July 12, 2026 · 23 min · 39K views · Raiatea
What this video covers
A catamaran haul-out at Raiatea, French Polynesia, to repair water-contaminated saildrive seals drives the entire passage from Moorea through Huahine and on to the yard.0:01 Huub departs Moorea on an overnight downwind sail to Huahine, encountering a Code Zero furling jam that forces him to wait for winds below 25 knots before untangling it and continuing.0:20 At Raiatea, a trailer-style haul-out — new to Huub — requires a call to a previous owner to locate the correct trailer support points.7:09 Both saildrive oil samples come out milky, confirming water intrusion through worn shaft grooves.9:12 A machine shop sleeves the shafts; Huub installs new back-to-back seals with shortened springs and added o-rings, fabricates thicker 3 mm saildrive flaps using fiberglass roof plate and sealant, replaces worn drain plugs, and applies three coats of Trilux 33 antifouling on the hull with a raised waterline.11:01 A tractor relaunches the boat.23:05 The saildrive flap failure six months after a previous seal replacement traced to thin original rubber and hard shell growth that cracked it; shortened seal springs and a sleeve over the shaft grooves address the root causes.4:47
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