Monthly Archives: January 2013

Watermaker Fix

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Frank Taylor

A few days ago I began the process of replacing a critical part to our watermaker. We have a Spectra watermaker on Tahina. The watermaker converts salt water into fresh water so we have all the water we need for: … Continue reading →

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Short Singapore Visit and More Chores

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Frank Taylor

The rest of this week we continued some chores and finally got Karen to the doctor. On Tuesday night we went to the “night market”. The locals have this weekly market at an old shopping center parking lot with traditional … Continue reading →

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Solar Progress and Boat Problem Solved

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Frank Taylor

According to our solar regulator control panel: 12,832 Amp Hours were generated by Tahina’s solar panels in the last 12 months. We have seven 85W panels. The boat was at Marinas, motoring, or otherwise had low power demands on many … Continue reading →

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Work Fun and Rain

Posted on January 19, 2013 by Frank Taylor

We have continued to work on getting the boat re-provisioned and on various boat projects. On Thursday we went to the supermarket at the big mall again and got some more foods. On the way, we met the owners of … Continue reading →

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First Few Days Back

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Frank Taylor

As you might expect, our first few days back at the boat have involved cleaning, re-provisioning, and starting the process of installing new parts we bought in the US. The green algae we saw all over the back of the … Continue reading →

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Back to the Boat

Posted on January 12, 2013 by Frank Taylor

We had an uneventful flight from the US back to Kuala Lumpur (KL), Malaysia. When we arrived, we had a brief while where we thought our biggest bag (the one with most of the boat parts) was lost. But, as … Continue reading →

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Preparing to Return to Malaysia

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Frank Taylor

We are in the final week of our holidays stay in the US. It’s been a great time visiting friends and family and has been especially cherished because last year we didn’t come home during the winter holidays, and this … Continue reading →

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