Pregnant Sailing the Pacific coast
February 17, 2025 · 17 min · 33K views · Puerto Vallarta
What this video covers
The crew of Miss Lone Star, a 6-month pregnant captain and her crew, perform extensive fuel system maintenance while transiting the Pacific coast of Mexico toward South America.0:07 After discovering severe contamination in the fuel tanks, the crew polishes the diesel and cleans the Racor and Keenan fuel filter systems.0:14 The engine stalls in Banderas Bay due to residual sediment clogging the filters, requiring the crew to bleed the fuel lines while under power.4:42 The vessel later runs aground in a shallow lagoon entrance while following local panga guidance, eventually refloating with the tide.10:38 The crew also repairs a broken windlass remote using a wire bypass and installs a new suitcase-style generator after the previous unit’s alternator failed.0:14 The captain notes that checking out of Mexican ports requires a captain’s license or equivalent certification to obtain a ZARP, a mandatory document for coastal transit.2:42
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