Just Buckin' Around at Sea __ Sailing Moorea, French Polynesia.

That Anxious Traveler
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Cleaning tools because Jason's gonna go clear the knot log. So we're gonna set sail. Finally got some wind
Yeah, okay. Nope. We'll see you. Okay. We're cute
I was can't breathe it in what I just did because I was too busy recording
Okay
Great success great success
Question is how bad was the bottom? Did you notice a lot of barnacles? I don't know not much barnacles, but a lot of growth
That log was clogged like crazy and I tricked the feathery props while I was in there
Minus split a quarter of a knot for that growth
That was blowing your nose
That's how you do it on a boat
All right before we go I did not want to discount the fridge situation
I talked to Seafrost and their customer service is just top-notch
But the problem is our boat is 13 years old. The fridge is probably 14 years old. Do we want to invest in doing a
Coolant test like a pressurized test is what he recommended and
Then refilling it with refrigerant, which I don't think I want to do but I do want to show you something
This is not the first time we've dealt with this fridge. We've actually
already
Added new seals. We've added fans inside. So do you invest three four or five hundred dollars in repairing it again again?
Anyway, that's where we are at. Oh the yellow liquid. He said that's totally non-toxic. It's like a linseed oil that they use and
joining the plates
Anyway, I might give it another shot. But for now, it's still decommissioned
When you say give it another shot. What do you mean by that?
By that I guess I mean I'm gonna call the refrigerant guy here in Tahiti and if he's not
$500 and more then maybe we'll have them come out and do it
But if it's over $500 then
buy a new fridge
Yeah
The the the cooler solution is working for a refrigerator the Dometic one down there
But it's like it's been what a week and there's like a pool of water at the bottom. So I'm to drain it every
Let's go see
Go in go in. I know it was so calm
Go in buddy
It's crazy. It's right there and it was so calm. And then you get out here and we're head to wind of course
Head to the swell of the waves and it's
Yeah. Right? Yeah
As soon as we get past this point we'll be able to turn and then hopefully we can sail
and this is that point
Right there
Have to mark the captain's log
We have two problems. We have to address one of them
So we're on a direct collision course with another sailboat headed this way
two is
That we're right on the edge of what we can now sail downwind
We went from directly upwind to a beam. Now the downwind all within minutes
Rounding the island. So we're gonna have to make some adjustments to their sails
So we can turn some more and not hit that other boat
That right there is the guy that we're on a collision course with
He doesn't have any sails up. So that means he's motoring. So in theory he should dodge us
That does not look pleasant
Beating is never fun
How it is like night and day the way the boat sounds the way the water feels like
the urgency of beating is so oh
And then the calmness of downwind. This is
Ying and yang
So nice to have this after having that even if it was only for a few minutes
Makes you appreciate it. Yeah, definitely. It's so nice
What do you know, what do you know Joe?
And that right there is our anchorage man, it looks like a lot of boats
Successful Judd boom
That's me dancing behind the camera
Here you maybe do a cheesy high-five
Okay
This is nice
It's like eight feet deep crystal clear. We got the local jams playing on the beach the beautiful scenery and behind us
We're probably gonna hate it here
We sailed all the way here for this
And look at these that little trimaran there and that trimaran
Look awesome. I want to go get to know those people
Hold on one question
Yes, what grocery store or swimming
Why would you go to the grocery store
Look how nice she is. She left me everything
Aw man, it's nice
Nice
Not a bad spot for sunset
