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Special edition: Life at the dock, life at anchor, onboard budget, and DIY.
December 7, 2023 · 9 min · 5K views · Schoelcher, Martinique
What this video covers
Max and Claire perform maintenance and repairs on their 40-ft sailboat, Namasté, while anchored in Martinique. Max refinishes the cockpit table, companionway door, and roof handrails using International Woodskin varnish.0:35 He removes a leaking 110-liter stainless steel water tank from the starboard side, but finds no suitable custom-fit replacement, forcing him to rely on remaining capacity.1:08 When two mainsail slide pins break during a passage to Schoelcher, Max repairs the assembly by tapping the housing and installing a 6mm threaded rod secured with Loctite.3:27 To manage water shortages caused by the damaged tank, he rigs a hose system to collect water from shore showers.6:39 The crew also retrieves a donated spinnaker pole from Les Trois-Îlets to enable wing-on-wing sailing with two headsails.8:44 Between boat projects, the couple works locally in Martinique and explores inland sites, including the Saut du Gendarme waterfall and the Forêt de Vatable.7:51 Max also free-dives to a 15-meter-deep shipwreck near their anchorage.7:10
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