Maururu Tahiti
Monday 21 August 2017 16:25.60S 158:40.80W Well it’s been a while and I know a few of you have been waiting for an update knowing that we are back aboard “Morgane”. We have been a bit busy and haven’t had …
Tag: maintenance
Ready for the off – almost!
Sunday 07 February 2016 41:39.14S 073:03.62W – Marina Costa de Huelmo We eventually got the heat-exchanger back from the shop on Wednesday; not exactly as good as new but I wasn’t going to let them keep it any longer. They …
Heat-exchanger woes or “that looks expensive”
Last Sunday we motored into Marina Costa de Huelmo with the intention of staying for a week to ten days. We planned to start the servicing and provisioning prior to a short trip across the Andes to visit Paula`s parents to …
Making the bed for an engine
The new engine bed ready to go.
The back story – Some readers may remember that we had a problem with “Morgane’s” engine bed while we were in the Chilean channels on our way north ( I wrote about it in this post ). The repair that …
Return to Valdivia
I flew out of Cape Town on 28th August; leaving the crew to make the final preparations to “Pelagic Australis” for her pre-season delivery trip to Stanley. Skip wrote about that on the Pelagic website here. Paula met me in …
Is spring coming? – some news from Valdivia
An update from Paula. Here in Valdivia spring seems to be arriving, even though it’s very early. Maybe is el niño, I don’t know… still rains every day, but the days are getting longer, the birds are getting louder, and …
One Fine Day
A fine day in Estrecho Nelson The 23rd was passed swinging at anchor in Caleta Darde. It was quite comfortable, especially for peace of mind after the wind backed to the West and I was able to veer more chain. …
Post Brazil catch-up
So what have I been up to since the “Dodgy” update?Well we finished the dodger in early June, apart from the windows as we didn’t have any acrylic, before I headed of to Rio de Janeiro and Paula headed to …
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 …
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 …