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Zarpamos do Rio rumo à Ilha Grande com uma nova tripulante a bordo: a Marola! ⛵🐶🌴 Foram muitas paisagens lindas, mar calmo e aquela vibe única de navegar com quem a gente ama. Vem sentir um pouco dessa travessia com a gente! #VeleiroCabana #IlhaGrande #Velejando #VidaNoMar #CachorroNoVeleiro #MarolaABordo

While crossing the Mona Passage, 35 nautical miles offshore, we ran into trouble with our Yanmar 4JH4E. We were motoring in light winds when we noticed a change in the exhaust pitch — turns out, seawater wasn’t flowing properly. We checked the impeller and, strangely, it looked intact… but it could spin freely by hand — not a good sign. After getting towed back to our anchorage at midnight (huge thanks to Michael, who came out and saved us!), we dug deeper and discovered that the gear inside the old water pump had worn down badly. It turns out the pump wasn’t making full contact with the internal gear, likely due to an aftermarket impeller and shallow gear engagement. We ordered a new OEM water pump from R&B Power in San Juan, and they were awesome — super responsive and got us the part

This is not a regular video. This week's video is here: https://youtu.be/pEe5hoCAza0 1. We are going to the @annapolisboatshow this year, and we are so excited! Use our coupon code 23SAILABS to get a $5 discount. The code is valid until October 11th, 2023. If you can believe it, this is Mads first-ever Annapolis boat show, so we’re going to have to show him a good time 😉 2. We are having a Charleston meet-up on Sunday, September 3rd, at 2 p.m., at @holycitybrewing 1021 Aragon Ave., North Charleston, SC 29405 If you're in the area, we can’t wait to see you there! 3. Last but not least, we will be driving from Georgia to Annapolis and are looking for a few boats to see on our drive up. If you know of any older boats around 50-60ft collecting dust somewhere, please let us know! We’d love to check it out 👍 Thanks guys 😊 see you 👋