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Monthly Archives: March 2012
Rotten Start to a Boat Project
Today we were doing various cleaning jobs, and then decided to do basic maintenance on our two main electric winches. Which involves disassembling, cleaning, greasing, and re-assembling the parts. Karen wanted to help with this task so she was going … Continue reading
Posted in Boat Maintenance, BoatingLife, News
Tagged Boat, Diving, job, Lewmar, part, tahina, water, winches
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First Days in Brisbane Area
After successfully negotiating the curvy route up the intracoastal waters between Southport and Brisbane, and the power line that was just barely high enough for us go under (actually we had at least 16 feet of clearance), we arrived in … Continue reading
Posted in Boat Maintenance, BoatingLife, News, Sightseeing
Tagged Australia, baby, Brisbane, Callisto, Manly, Northfork, tahina, Totem
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Continuing North From Southport
We have had an enjoyable stay this week in Southport. We did some shopping at the nearby mall. We went to dinner with an Aussie family – the father has been following Tahina for a while and has given us … Continue reading
Posted in News, Passages, Sightseeing
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Nice Sail to Southport
We are anchored in Southport, QLD after an uneventful and mostly pleasant sail from Yamba yesterday. We had good winds most of the day and managed to maintain an 8 knot average. The only problem was the rather bumpy seas … Continue reading
Wild Ride North
We left on Saturday morning to head north. There was a strong southerly system moving through, but we decided since the winds and seas would be following, that we could handle a less than idea set of conditions. It was … Continue reading
Yucky Boat Work and Heading North
We sailed Tahina out of Soldiers Point on Thursday and took a short trip north to Fame Cove. It’s a quiet little anchorage with a few moorings. We found the only one available near the shore and got situated. On … Continue reading
Posted in Boat Maintenance, News, Passages, Sightseeing
Tagged Australia, broughton, heads, Island, maintenance, PortStephens, pumps, tahina, weather
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Busy Busy
Since we returned from our road trip, we have been busy prepping to continue north. On Tuesday we moved Tahina to the fuel dock so we could take care of tanks. Unfortunately, their pump out system wasn’t working right, so … Continue reading
Posted in Boat Maintenance, News, Preparations
Tagged Bundaberg, maintenance, Point, Preparations, Soldier's, tahina
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Photos and Upside Down
This post was actually written a couple of weeks ago when we started our road trip in south-eastern Australia. For some reason, the post never published. It was based on a funny observation about living in the southern hemisphere. And, … Continue reading
Home Sweet Home
We just got back to Tahina after our 2.5 week road trip around the southeastern parts of Australia. It was a good trip with lots of interesting sights and good experiences. But, as we started north I found myself increasingly … Continue reading
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Pictures of Melbourne
Visiting Melbourne Australia was a great experience! The city is huge and spread out, and has a lot of character. We wish we had more time to explore the sights here. We managed to visit the Melbourne Museum and the … Continue reading