Our Dinghy Flooded In Paradise! A Chaotic Repair in Turks & Caicos | Nordhavn 55

Life aboard our Nordhavn 55 in Turks & Caicos turned into full-blown cruising chaos. What started as a simple marina water fill quickly turned into testing marina water vs our reverse-osmosis water maker (TDS readings), discovering our dinghy was literally filling with water, and juggling real liveaboard boat problems in the Caribbean, all while still squeezing in Half Moon Bay beach walks and Smith’s Reef snorkeling. In this episode of Explorado, we show what real liveaboard cruising actually looks like: comparing dock water to water maker quality, breaking down shore power costs in Turks & Caicos, dealing with a failed dinghy bilge pump, and watching the marina turn into total chaos with party boats, rain squalls, and no-wake-zone mayhem. If you love Nordhavn cruising, trawler life, marine systems, boat maintenance, water makers, and Caribbean boating, this episode is packed with the good stuff. Somewhere between fixing things, we’re anchoring off beautiful private beaches, swimming ashore, grabbing drinks, snorkeling reefs, and laughing our way through yet another day where paradise and panic share the same dock. We’re Jenn & Dave — a Colorado couple who traded snow boots for scuba fins, living full-time aboard Explorado. Climb aboard, hit like & subscribe, and come along for some unscripted & entertaining cruising. #Nordhavn55 #Liveaboard #BoatLife #TurksAndCaicos #CruisingLife #Watermaker #TDS #Dinghy #BilgePump #ShorePower #Snorkeling #SmithsReef #HalfMoonBay #trawlerlife WATCH MORE AND CATCH UP WITH US! Gulf Stream Crossing to Bahamas | A Nordhavn 55 Cruising Adventure to Turks & Caicos    • Gulf Stream Crossing to Bahamas | A Nordha...   Nordhavn 55 Tackles Ft Lauderdale's New River | One Tense Run    • Nordhavn 55 Tackles Ft Lauderdale's New Ri...   Bagels, Alligators & Bridge Etiquette | Real Boat Life in St Augustine    • Boat Bridge Etiquette, Bagels & Alligators...   Savannah Adventures & VERY Tight Docking Aboard Our Nordhavn 55    • Savannah Adventures & VERY Tight Docking A...   Our Massive Lithium Boat Refit-Was it Worth it?    • Our Massive Lithium Boat Refit: Was it Wor...   SOCIALS INSTAGRAM: /   / mvexplorado   FACEBOOK: /   / mvexplorado   WEBSITE: / https://www.mvexplorado.com/ CHAPTERS (If you care to skip around) 00:00 — Intro to Our Dinghy Flooding and a Chaotic Repair 01:10 — Testing Water: Marina vs Watermaker (TDS) 02:08 — Shore Power Cost in TCI 04:35 — Dinghy Filling with Water 05:27 — Bilge Pump Sticker Shock 08:25 — Fixing the Bilge Pump 10:15 — Marina Party Boat Chaos 12:15 — Anchoring at a Private Beach 14:06 — Cruising Beautiful Blue Water 15:00 — Towing Drunk Locals & 15:55 — Smith’s Reef Snorkeling 16:18 — Racing a Squall Back to the Boat