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Waiting for a New Zealand visa….. Zzzzzzz

By Tweed Posted on November 12, 2016 Posted in Personal, TIMEZERO by Nobeltec 2 Comments Tagged with Falklands, horses, minefield, stanley

We arrived at Stanley, in the Falkland Islands, late in the evening of 28th August after a fairly average voyage over from Cape Town. I wrote a blog entry for TIMEZERO by Nobeltec that covers the navigation side of the …

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Ready for the off

By Tweed Posted on January 21, 2015 Posted in destinations, Morgane No Comments Tagged with engine, Falklands, wind-generator

So we finally were ready for the ‘off’ on New Year’s Eve; well we were not really ready but at some stage you just have to go – so we went. A thousand apologies to all those friends and family …

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Dodgy

By Tweed Posted on May 11, 2014 Posted in deck, Morgane, projects 5 Comments Tagged with dodger, epoxy, Falklands

Morgane’s dodger was very much old-school i.e. it protected the main hatch from the worst of the spray from ahead but offered no real protection for the crew unless you were the lucky one able to sit on the top …

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A couple of little trips

By Tweed Posted on April 29, 2014 Posted in Coastal, Morgane, PassageMaking No Comments Tagged with anchor, Falklands, maintenance, rats, tender
A couple of little trips
Sealions checking us out at Kidney Island

Well the rain never did let up and allow me to apply that final brushed coat of paint to the topsides that I refer to in the last blog entry! Once the prop-shaft was back from the machinist it was …

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Rain stops play (painting)

By Tweed Posted on February 8, 2014 Posted in Morgane No Comments Tagged with Falklands, maintenance
Rain stops play (painting)
Almost ready to go

Whilst the weather since my last update hasn’t been particularly nasty is has been cold and showery. The official records show that January was a windier, colder and drier month than the norm here in Stanley with sunshine well below …

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Welding, Grinding & Painting – life with a steel boat.

By Tweed Posted on January 16, 2014 Posted in Morgane 1 Comment Tagged with Falklands, grinding, maintenance, Welding
Welding, Grinding & Painting – life with a steel boat.
Welding the inside bead

I seem to have spent the last two weeks continuously covered in paint chips, paint dust, rust, epoxy dust, and paint. Such is life for a week or so once a year when you own a steel boat and put …

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