INVALUABLE EQUIPMENT FAILURE HOURS BEFORE DEPARTING | €5 DIY Rudder Quadrant Bolt - Ep 88

We’re crossing off last minute boat projects before departing for our transatlantic passage in our 1990 Hunter 42 Passage monohull sailboat! We are: Non-Skid Decks - Painting (re-painting) our decks with KiwiGrip Watermaker - Adding and installing a second membrane to our onboard watermaker system Autopilot Rudder Quadrant Bolt - Finding a solution to our broken rudder quadrant bolt - making our own rudder quadrant bolt for a few dollars/euros! Atlantic Crossing Seminar - Attending a seminar and getting familiar with how to deploy and climb into a liferaft Iridium Go - Learning how to obtain weather and - How to download GRIB files Passage Provisioning - Meal prepping Portable 2000W Generator - Running into an unexpected last minute problem with the generator we rely on to make water Misc. Safety Equipment - Picking up and readying various equipment on board Dinghy - Stowing and securing our inflatable dinghy on the foredeck NEW VIDEOS EVERY FRIDAY! Please subscribe and share our videos - every bit of support is much appreciated, keeps our journey going and the content coming! OUR WINCH HANDLES - The Flipper by Easysea - Use our coupon code: JIBSEA10 for a 5% discount! a purchase made through the link below helps to support our journey at no extra cost to you :) https://easysea.org/?sca_ref=1842873.88IEFDzrSD OUR WATERMAKER - SeaWaterPro AC Double Membrane - a purchase made through the link below helps to support our journey at no extra cost https://seawaterpro.com?sca_ref=1318981.ElEepUm59l VISIT OUR SWAG SHOP - show your support of our channel by rockin some cool stuff 😎 https://sailing-jibsea.creator-spring.com IF YOU'D LIKE TO SUPPORT OUR JOURNEY - receive exclusive updates and bonus footage https://www.patreon.com/jibsea OTHER WAYS TO SUPPORT US - to make a one time contribution to support our journey and channel PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/jibsea Interac E-Transfer: sailingjibsea@gmail.com WANT MORE? FOLLOW US HERE https://www.instagram.com/sailingjibsea https://www.facebook.com/sailingjibsea https://linktr.ee/Jibsea #transatlantic #crossingtheocean #atlanticcrossing #offshorepassagepreparation