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Nova Loman departs her winter harbor in Sweden on April 25 after 190 days of storage, navigating her 1970s sailboat through local locks and bridges with her dog, Neno.0:07 To ensure a smooth transit, she pre-books the bridge five hours in advance and calls to confirm one hour before the scheduled opening.5:49 She warns against using the outside waiting pontoon due to heavy swell, which previously caused damage to her solar panels and navigation lights; she recommends the inside pontoon instead.6:09 After completing the transit, she moors at a nearby harbor to walk her dog in a local dog yard before hauling the vessel out for maintenance projects.8:51 She spent the preceding weeks purchasing materials and cleaning the deck to minimize time spent on the hard.2:24

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