Category Archives: BoatingLife

4th of July in the USA

Posted on July 5, 2015 by Frank Taylor

We finally get to celebrate 4th of July in the USA again after six years! But, we kept it on a nautical theme by celebrating at the marina in Carolina Beach where Tahina is staying. During the day we had … Continue reading →

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Projects in Grenada

Posted on March 29, 2015 by Frank Taylor

We have been busy with lots of little projects on the boat since we arrived from our 20-day passage from St. Helena 11 days ago. We also have been cleaning up and re-arranging things for our guests who are arriving … Continue reading →

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Awesome New Features of Tahina Navigation System

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Frank Taylor

In the previous post, I showed a few images of our new navigation system instruments, and discussed in some detail about the new network based on NMEA 2000 (N2K). Now we are going to talk about some really cool technology … Continue reading →

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Haulout Delayed a Few Days

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Frank Taylor

We made excellent time again on Sunday on a beautiful sunny day. The temperature was a bit cooler and less humid as well. We weren’t even tempted to turn on the A/C along the way. We left at first light … Continue reading →

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Arrived Pangkor Marina

Posted on May 19, 2013 by Frank Taylor

We just arrived at Pangkor Marina, which is also home to the boatyard where we will be hauling out tomorrow. We made good time on a very pretty day up the last stretch of the Malacca Straights we are going … Continue reading →

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Boating Life: Boat Parts Age Quicker

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Frank Taylor

Boats are like houses in some ways. They both can start out new and have only a few problems initially, if they were built with quality and with good quality systems, and if you properly maintain them. There are some … 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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Lost Our Food

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Frank Taylor

Despite all our precautions, we got a dreaded message from our marina. We left the boat about 5 weeks ago and we had someone on their staff going aboard periodically just to check and make sure everything was working smoothly. … Continue reading →

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Bouts of Colds

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Frank Taylor

It all started in Bali. The day after leaving Bali, I started coming down with a cold. Five days later, after arriving at Belitung, my cold mostly went away. But, Karen got it. We both had vestiges from that cold … Continue reading →

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Seacock Problem

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Frank Taylor

We had a wonderful four days in Ubud, Bali at a nice hotel at very reasonable prices. I will be writing about that later and sharing photos of our tour up there in the mountains amongst the many hindu temples, … Continue reading →

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