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End of the Line, Next Stop... Our Sailboat! | Sailing Sunday Vlog 281
April 20, 2025 · 21 min · 9K views
What this video covers
The crew repairs the electric trailer brakes on their fifth-wheel RV in Texas after a hubcap loss on a dirt road causes intermittent failure.3:15 They identify a broken internal arm and a missing square component within the brake assembly, which causes the magnet to rattle and lose contact with the drum.2:36 After ordering a replacement assembly online, they install the new parts in approximately 20 minutes.6:24 During the subsequent cross-country drive toward their sailboat, the crew encounters severe storms and flood warnings in Louisiana.8:03 They use weather radar to time their transit, successfully navigating around the worst of the storm cells.9:32 The trip includes stops in Baton Rouge and Bay St. Louis to meet patrons, where they visit local landmarks like the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge and learn about the Waffle House Index, a metric used by FEMA to assess disaster severity based on restaurant operating status.12:46 The journey concludes with a final stop at a Cracker Barrel before returning to their vessel.20:37
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