Ep 160 Cursed Projects Part II | Tortola and Scrub Island, BVI
In this episode we make the hop from Sint Maarten to the British Virgin Islands without fully completing the projects we were working on. And, of course more crop up.
And things go from mere nuisance to much bigger problems when our mainsail starts jamming so brutally that it actually breaks the anti-rotation bar on the upper swivel free. This is a big deal, requiring us to pull the sail down onto the deck while being buffeted by strong winds.
As usual, there are fixes, but not easy ones.
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In this episode we make the hop from Sint Maarten to the British Virgin Islands without fully completing the projects we were working on. And, of course more crop up.
And things go from mere nuisance to much bigger problems when our mainsail starts jamming so brutally that it actually breaks the anti-rotation bar on the upper swivel free. This is a big deal, requiring us to pull the sail down onto the deck while being buffeted by strong winds.
As usual, there are fixes, but not easy ones.
sailing yacht talisman, sailing, sailing youtube, boating, top sailing, oyster yachts, oyster sailboats, oyster 485, offshore, bluewater, blue water, sailing vlog, sailing vblog, sailing channels, sailing videos, cruising, monohull, EVE batteries, LifePo4, LFP, installing marine lithium batteries, Daly BMS, alternator failure, voltage spike
Ep 160 Cursed Projects Part II | Tortola and Scrub Island, BVI Locations
- British Virgin Islands (18.420695,-64.639968)
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We're cruising couple Kevin and Wendy, and we're sailing the world in our completely upgraded Oyster 485. We packed up everything, rented the houses, and headed for Troon, Scotland where the boat was located. We closed in late 2017 and following a major electronics refit (the first of several) headed south to the Mediterranean. One season morphed into a second, then a third. And then the Caribbean beckoned. We participated in the 2019 ARC, and have been cruising there since. The adventure continues ... Kevin Kelley - RYA/MCA Yachtmaster Offshore #56489 200T Master, SRC-RSR - Contact via Sailing Yacht Talisman Facebook Messenger or email below Wendy Kelley - RYA/MCA Yachtmaster Offshore #69223 200T Master, SRC-RSR Merch coming soon 🔥
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