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Salt & Tar: Ep.325- Dismantling Begins
January 22, 2026 · 20 min · 46K views · Puerto Peñasco
What this video covers
Red Aviva, a ketch with a bowsprit and mizzen mast, completes a 14-day overnight passage and arrives at Puerto Peñasco (also called Rocky Point) on the Sea of Cortez, Mexico, to begin a major refit.10:50 The harbor entrance opens to the west, requiring the crew to take waves broadside on the turn in; a 15-foot tidal range causes pilings to tower over the boat at low water and the boatyard's marine railway to dry completely.7:27 Garrett and Ruth dock with help from other cruisers after a crowded slip search, raising the bowsprit to fit the tight berth.6:55 The boatyard, Cabrales, is the only public yard in the harbor, family-operated since 1946, and allows owners to do their own work — a key reason the crew chose it over other options.7:45 Garrett measures deck surface area to plan laying a fresh layer of heavier fiberglass cloth once the existing teak decking is stripped, reasoning that re-glassing the entire flat deck is easier than spot repairs.14:31 The owner, Salvador, schedules a travel-lift haul-out on the next high tide, just three days after arrival.15:45 A weather window that held better than any seen in the following weeks confirmed the passage timing was well chosen.9:49
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