Author: Dimitri
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35. Engine trouble and other trials and tribulations
We are still trying to get our diesel engine fixed, it feels like we are getting closer to getting this resolved. Keeping our fingers crossed. Our rudder is also getting closer to being fixed and good for another few years in the water. Luckily it wasn’t all work and no play, our Brazilian friends took…
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Moving podcast to blog
We’ve started moving all our podcast episodes to our blog (svtropicaldawn.blog) in an effort to save some money on podcast hosting. For now the podcast is still on Podomatic as well, but once all episodes are uploaded here we’ll test out publishing new episodes from here (our WordPress blog).
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Engine trouble
We mentioned our engine trouble a few times already in our podcast, but I thought I give an overview and update here on the blog as well. As is usually the case, the engine didn’t just stop working out of the blue. When we were in Walvis Bay, about half a year ago, we ran…
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34. This weeks highlights (and some lows as well)
This week Coco (and we) made a new friend at the laundromats. Some friends left and some friends arrived. Some of the stuff we ordered online arrived. Frustrations mounted as we scraped endless layers of paint off the rudder. And we got some not so good news regarding our engine.
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33. Cruising Life: Ups and Downs, Barnacles and Cappuccinos
So what happened to our boat and us this week? Some good things and some bad, ups and downs, sweet and dour! Listen to this week’s episode of Sailing Tropical Dawn to get the lowdown.
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32. This week we are finally getting things done
We managed to get ahead on some of the boat work and we also finally have some more information on our diesel engine.
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31. Fixing our boat in exotic places
There’s a saying among sailors that cruising is just fixing your boat in exotic places. We are still in Jacaré/Cabedelo Brazil and we might be for a while longer since we are getting our diesel engine and a few other things fixed.
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Catching up with S/V Trinity (bonus episode)
We catch up with the crew of S/V Trinity in Cabedelo, Brazil before they head North and we head South. We chat a bout our respective experiences in sailing from Str Helena to Brazil as well as things that can and did go wrong.
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