Tag: diesel engine
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42. Ranting (we are still in Cabedelo)
We are still in Cabedelo, Brazil. We’ll explain where we are with our engine repairs and when we think we’ll leave here. And we get into a rant or two.
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41. Our engine still isn’t working
We are still ion Brazil and not crossing an ocean. What is happening with our engine and how did we get around coming to the end of our 90 day tourist visa in Brazil? Listen to this week’s episode of our podcast to find out!
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40. Preparations and an outing to Pipa
The engine is finally back inside the boat and we are preparing for our big passage from Brazil back to Cape Town. We went on a nice weekend outing to Pipa with our Brazilian friend Thallys.
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37. Reflections and/on our Big News
This week we are reflecting on some big news we shared with the world as well as on the fact that we got married exactly 4 years ago. We have some good news regarding our diesel engine repairs and have been enjoying the Brazilian music and food.
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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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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.
Sailing Tropical Dawn 