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On the Hard

Tahina was successfully lifted out of the water yesterday afternoon – on our fourth scheduled attempt to haul-out. We are now safely set up in the yard and on the “hard”. The wood blocks, and steel beams we used to … Continue reading

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Third Time Not a Charm

Spent the morning yesterday preparing for our haul-out at Pangkor Marina planned for the afternoon. As you can probably guess from the title, it didn’t happen. This time the problem was the yard’s fault. They had the lift under a … Continue reading

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Haul Out Attempt Two Fails

This was a case of a business man who is anxious to please, and a sailor who is anxious to haul, but not doing a proper engineering of a solution to the first problem. After our first attempt to haul-out, … Continue reading

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Haulout Delayed a Few Days

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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