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Aaron and Allie haul their Rawson 30, Spy, at a boatyard in Pinasco, Mexico, and spend several days completing a full lay-up for a four-month summer absence in the Sonoran Desert heat. The watermaker membrane is flushed with a biocide solution mixed into a gallon of fresh water and run through the system for 10 minutes, preserving it for up to six months.1:59 The inboard's fuel filters are replaced and the outboard receives a full service: oil change, lower gear oil change, carburetor drain, gas can drain, and a shot of oil into the cylinder via the spark plug hole.3:56 Halyards come down to prevent chafe and UV damage; Dyneema line replaces the thin nylon chaser on the solent stay halyard after the nylon snapped at the masthead.15:46 Aaron goes up the mast to pull the solent stay and cover the masthead light.13:54 Original 1979 Morocco-style bronze seacocks are disassembled and packed with synthetic grease to keep the rubber bungs supple through the heat.17:35 The furler, windlass, and winches are wrapped in cloth and aluminum foil against dust and UV.18:33 Side solar panels are removed to reduce windage, then rewired to keep the lead-acid starter battery topped off.22:14 The dodger comes off last.23:39 A neighbor named Todd drives the crew and their cat Eloise across the border into Arizona.25:47

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