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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
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An amazing sighting from the Freebird One, a humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), which was beating its fins against the water, probably as a way of communicating with other whales. The humpback whales measure 16m and weigh 36 Tons. Impresionante avistamiento desde el Freebird One, una ballena jorobada, también conocida como ballena yubarta (Megaptera novaeangliae), que estaba golpeando sus aletas contra el agua, probablemente como una forma de comunicación con otras ballenas. Las ballenas jorobadas llegan a medir 16m y pesar 36 Toneladas.
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Playful dolphins during our sail in the Bay of Biscay. #sailing #sailboat #sailboatlife
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Un poco de snorkeling en la Illa del Bosc, entre la isla de Conejera y Cala Compte.
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