BOARDED by the US Coast Guard – It’s Safety Inspection Time I Sailing on a Whim Ep.13

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On this episode of Sailing on a Whim, we spring a leak while we are away from the boat and the Coast Guard stops by to tell us what we are doing right and what we are doing WRONG on our boat.

This crazy adventure started in early 2018 as we started researching learning how to sail, buy a boat, outfit her, and take off for a life on the open seas. There has been a huge learning curve trying to make all of this happen and we want to share with you everything that we have learned and have some fun along the way.

We are excited (and a little nervous!) to share this journey with you. We hope that you learn a little from our experiences and maybe inspire you to make changes to live the life you want!

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SPECIAL THANKS:
Coast Guard Auxiliary of Marco Island

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CONSIDERING BECOMING A PATRON

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GEAR:

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RECOMMENDED READING:

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MUSIC FROM EPIDEMIC SOUND

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The Abacos area of the Bahamas was devastated by Hurricane Dorian in September 2019. Please consider donating to one of the organizations listed below for recovery efforts. All organizations were recommended to us by people living on the islands:

Green Turtle Cay Foundation

Water Mission

World Central Kitchen

Good Samaritan’s Purse

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That's a very handy service offered by the USCG, if you get everything fixed and compliant before you leave then an offshore boarding/inspection is not something you need to be concerned about. Subscribed to follow your journey.

SailingABSea
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Just a quick technique for those pesky hose fittings... get a heat gun (you find a LOT of different uses), and soften (using low setting), the hose end before mating to the connection. This will turn your 20 minute wrestling match into about 3 minutes of professional result.

johnricks
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Thank you for the video, great job we just bought our first sailboat so it's nice to know they can do these checks before hand to know what is needed.

eldurissknives
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Dan's Instant Repair...or DIR (DER) for short....another example of why boat repairs take 3x as long...great job finding it so fast!

mechanicdave
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loved this episode again! very interesting with the boat check and the Macgyver version on top. Soap is a great thing 😜🌎⛵️💪 fair winds 🤘

richardcremer
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Heat it up with a heat gun or hair dryer and it will go on easier.

csranch
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Finally you had a meet with your coastguard too :D

jamtaradrift