2017 brought a new year and a new sailing leg. With Anna and Jim on their way home, Mayaluga spent the last day of 2016 getting provisions and laundry sorted. On January 1, we bid our friends Helen and Ian on Nightide a tearful farewell and sailed out of the La Paz harbour destined for Mazatlan. […]
Our stay at Newcastle Island came to an end on a really high note. Tony finished the Spectra 150 watermaker installation and we filled our tanks for the first time without a hose! I don’t think that I have ever seen Tony so excited! We can produce 6 gallons/hour through reverse osmosis without starting the […]
Shortlist of Phase I projects that have been identified: Rewire Hobbs Meter – insertion of ignition key should not activate elapsed time, only running engine (complete) Replace raw water pump (complete) Re-engineer access to gearbox dipstick and filler (complete) Fix Morse throttle cable control in binnacle (complete) Remove redundant wiring (partially complete) Replace fire extinguishers/relabel (complete) Service all through-hull fittings (complete) […]
As August comes to a close, we are now frantically reassembling all essential stuff so that we can at least get away and be independent of shore for 10 days. The lovely, shiny rebuilt engine is back “in the hole” rewired and replumbed. The diesel purrs like a satisfied kitten! Meticulous shaft alignment has […]
Tony and I installed our first new countertop today – in the galley. We hashed about a number of ideas on what material we should use and ultimately decided on Marmoleum. One of the considerations Tony and I have in making decisions about products we use on Arabella is their impact on the environment and […]
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