Category Archives: New Zealand

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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Wednesday in the yard

Posted on February 23, 2012 by steve

We’re starting to get busy though, in hindsight, perhaps not busy enough. In the early morning I spent some time researching travel options for Sam. In the end, the best flight I could find was via Fiji of all places. … Continue reading →

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Back to work

Posted on February 22, 2012 by steve

We didn’t get a great deal more done on Monday – it was simply a struggle to stay awake. We didn’t do too bad. We tried bottle of wine I’d picked up at the supermarket. I must have been jet … Continue reading →

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