Great Keppel Island Sailing, Learning By Doing EP33
June 30, 2016 · 7 min · 6K views · Great Keppel Island
What this video covers
The crew of Learning By Doing arrives at Great Keppel Island after an overnight passage and anchors at Keppel Bay Marina in Roslyn Bay to wait out a three-day storm with winds exceeding 30 knots.2:40 While at the marina, the onboard water pump runs continuously, revealing a leak in the hot water system.2:48 Inspection of the bilge shows the aluminum hot water cylinder has corroded through, causing a total loss of water pressure.3:44 The crew removes the damaged unit and decides against an immediate replacement.3:54 During the weather delay, the crew uses a courtesy car to reprovision for a three-week period and visits the boat Tic Tac to use a sewing machine.4:10 They sew new zip-in clear vinyl windows into the cockpit enclosure to improve protection against wind and rain.6:34 The crew prepares to depart at dawn once the wind subsides.5:33
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