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Winter liveaboard in Tunisia on a 46' sailing boat - Sailing Ula around the world - S10E01
June 13, 2025 · 18 min · 946 views · Tunisia
What this video covers
Yacht Ula's crew overwinters at Cap Monastir marina in Tunisia in January, berthed on pontoon 4, with air temperatures around 20–21°C and marina fees running approximately £100 per week.▶ 2:11 Security relies on a staffed perimeter rather than locked gates; the crew rates it adequate.▶ 1:45 Eighty metres of 10mm anchor chain was sent to a boatyard called Port Depeche for galvanizing at a facility in Sfax, south of Monastir, at a cost of 18 dinars per kilo — £415 total — and returned by marina staff.▶ 2:37 Maintenance work aboard the Beneteau Oceanis 46 includes servicing two Harken 45 winches for the first time: the process involves full disassembly, cleaning, greasing moving parts, and applying pole oil to the pawls rather than grease.▶ 3:42 A boiler element replacement requires draining roughly 40 litres from the bilge to access the drain pipe, then extracting the element from a tight space; the failed element shows burn damage at the tip.▶ 4:41 A freshwater pump under the galley sink also requires removal of the entire kitchen cupboard to access.▶ 6:06 A shore excursion visits a local mosque, where an unsolicited tour guide joins the group.▶ 8:39 Winch servicing order — tracking which components come from which position — is the critical discipline when disassembling multiple winches simultaneously.▶ 3:52
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