Category Archives: South Pacific

2nd Monday in the yard

Posted on February 28, 2012 by steve

It’s already been a week here in New Zealand. Time really flies. Apart from the first couple of days the weather has been pretty good. We’ve slowly adjusted to the new time zone and for the last 2-3 days have … Continue reading →

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Sunday in the yard

Posted on February 27, 2012 by steve

We had very little breeze in the morning so we were able to complete the stainless steel testing. The results for the forward port support were also encouraging. Having tested the key areas we now need to run the pictures … Continue reading →

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Saturday in the yard

Posted on February 26, 2012 by steve

In the morning we managed to test one of the forward bimini supports where it attaches to the roof. This is where we know another boat had a failure. As far as we can tell this test came out well. … Continue reading →

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Friday in the yard

Posted on February 25, 2012 by steve

So Dell didn’t get back to me. It seemed my original order had been deleted out of existence. I could find orders I made a year ago but not the one from yesterday. So I ordered another laptop for Sam. … Continue reading →

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Thursday in the yard

Posted on February 24, 2012 by steve

First thing after waking up was to look at the power supply / video problems for the new stereo. I didn’t want to lose any length on the wire so I had a tedious time picking away at the crimps … Continue reading →

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