Tag: repairs
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39. Splash! We are back in the water
We went back in the water, after finishing painting a few new layers of anti fouling, checking the seacocks, replacing the anodes and a few other things. Other great news is that the parts for the engine have finally arrived so hopefully it will be repaired soon!
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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 