Getting Ready To Sail Again | What Will We Find After 7 Months On Land? - Ep. 88
January 2, 2025 · 21 min · 2K views · San Carlos
What this video covers
After seven months of storage on the hard in San Carlos, Mexico, the crew of the 38-ft sailboat Sea Dream of Clyde spent four days in a boatyard preparing for the winter season.1:19 Initial tasks included cleaning a mysterious fluid from the bilge, removing barnacles, and wet-sanding the hull.3:09 To accommodate the dry desert climate, the crew thinned their anti-fouling paint with thinner and used smaller rollers to manage faster drying times.8:38 They replaced the engine impeller, installed a new mattress in the V-berth, and spliced a new anchor chain.10:30 After launching, they re-rigged the halyards, which had been removed for sun protection, and performed a successful engine test using a bucket-fed water supply.14:08 The crew departed San Carlos for a 70-mile passage across the Gulf of California to the Baja Peninsula, timing their 5:00 p.m. departure to arrive at daybreak.19:43 They treated the first hour of the crossing as a shakedown cruise to verify systems before committing to the full transit.20:39
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