From Boatyard Chaos to Back in the Water (Full Transformation)

After weeks on the hard stand, the moment of truth has finally arrived. In the last episode we hauled Stella out of the water and immediately ran into one problem after another, removing the propeller, dropping the rudder, pulling the shaft, and even cutting out the cutless bearing twice. Now the work continues. In this episode Jesse returns from Australia with a new cutless bearing, boat parts, and a few surfboards, and we get back to work trying to put Stella back together. From installing the new cutless bearing and prop shaft, to painting the hull with Primocon primer and Micron 99 antifoul, this week has been all about rebuilding Stella piece by piece. With the help of our amazing friends, neighbors on the hard stand, the Rebak Marina team, and Yacht Supplies Malaysia, we finally begin to see real progress. But the real test comes when Stella goes back into the water. Will everything be sealed properly? Will the thru-hulls leak? Will the drip seal hold? Boat life isn’t always sunsets and sailing , sometimes it’s weeks of hard work in the boatyard just to get back out to sea. But once Stella splashes again, the next adventure begins. Now it’s time to provision the boat, organize the interior, and prepare for our next sailing journey… Indonesia. 💙 A huge thank you to everyone supporting us on Patreon — you truly help make this sailboat life possible. Patreon- https://www.patreon.com/cw/Jesse_and_camille Who we are - https://youtu.be/fWhhJpkirKc?si=1xAabVPlHIZiPpYF Podcast of Jesse’s Bike Journey- https://open.spotify.com/episode/2ODqtowFPNMSDXnSjevgLs?si=d49KK69ZRcqyoRVTo7KxBg&utm_medium=share&utm_source=linktree&nd=1&dlsi=8c0c7685b43f4691 Last video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7L1ouhVmW4c&t=12s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/stella.overboard/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@stella.overboard?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc Contact- Stella.Overboard@gmail.com Other Links- https://linktr.ee/jesse_camille?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMjU2MjgxMDQwNTU4AAGnYWXYeaRbtG8cuME808htx0I_89npta6Uwm2QSM5oJ_jfDz2UR0u1VZTF2ds_aem_ti5GChu7Y2Kort48E57V9A