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Forum: Living Aboard 06-28-2016, 04:31 AM
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Views: 36,701
Posted By haiqu
The money has come through, I'm no longer...

The money has come through, I'm no longer impecunious. Thread has moved here:

https://www.cruiserlog.com/forums/f29/the-full-monty-9273.html#post44573
Forum: Living Aboard 06-27-2016, 10:36 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 36,701
Posted By haiqu
When there are winches in the cockpit I'll give...

When there are winches in the cockpit I'll give that some consideration. :)

Not likely to break that Samson post, I think the concrete below the bow would collapse first, or the chain would snap...
Forum: Living Aboard 06-27-2016, 12:24 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 36,701
Posted By haiqu
Haulout day is July 5th unless they can do it...

Haulout day is July 5th unless they can do it earlier. The MSQ order wants me out before the end of June but that may not be possible. I expect to be here up to six months, and will also need to go...
Forum: Living Aboard 06-26-2016, 05:58 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 36,701
Posted By haiqu
Picked up the van today, but Sunday was a bad...

Picked up the van today, but Sunday was a bad choice. No buses from the marina and the service I wanted to use from the city wasn't running either, so I did a fair bit of hitchhiking and walking. At...
Forum: Living Aboard 06-25-2016, 09:40 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 36,701
Posted By haiqu
It takes a lot to surprise me these days. Yeah, I...

It takes a lot to surprise me these days. Yeah, I saw a pod of dolphins as I came around the point at Scarborough on Wednesday, yawnies. But Friday morning I was fast asleep and a tiny blue bird flew...
Forum: Living Aboard 06-25-2016, 09:28 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 36,701
Posted By haiqu
Some journey stats (yeah, I know I'm making a big...

Some journey stats (yeah, I know I'm making a big deal out of nothing but I'll be on the hard now for months):

Distance: 30 nmi
Avg speed: 3 kt
Time taken: 2 days
Total running hours: 11
Night...
Forum: Living Aboard 06-25-2016, 01:52 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 36,701
Posted By haiqu
For Del - just finished scrubbing the fur off the...

For Del - just finished scrubbing the fur off the chain then took a photo of the winch and anchor locker lid. The lid was reinforced underneath when I bolted the winch down, and the reinforcement...
Forum: Living Aboard 06-24-2016, 11:34 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 36,701
Posted By haiqu
Here's a copy of the "mud map" referenced above....

Here's a copy of the "mud map" referenced above. Official title is hydrographic survey C7-318-1 (Qld). It shows the two miles of the river directly behind the suburb of Beachmere. I went to starboard...
Forum: Living Aboard 06-24-2016, 11:12 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 36,701
Posted By haiqu
Cheers Steve. But it goes to show that even with...

Cheers Steve. But it goes to show that even with the most careful planning some small detail can ruin everything. I had a mud map, I knew that I had to go to port of the last yellow sign, and yet it...
Forum: Living Aboard 06-24-2016, 10:41 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 36,701
Posted By haiqu
Haven't felt so alive in years mate. I just spent...

Haven't felt so alive in years mate. I just spent the past 30 minutes fending off a houseboat that has 25 metres of chain out (in a 40 metre wide river) and more windage that the Queen Mary. In gusts...
Forum: Living Aboard 06-24-2016, 10:37 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 36,701
Posted By haiqu
I think you missed the point of the issue I was...

I think you missed the point of the issue I was solving. Yes, the chain is tied off to a steel post at anchor, but there's a finite time - several minutes in fact - where all that's holding the yacht...
Forum: Living Aboard 06-24-2016, 03:45 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 36,701
Posted By haiqu
Safe at anchor near Montys marina, Caboolture...

Safe at anchor near Montys marina, Caboolture River.
Forum: Living Aboard 06-23-2016, 12:36 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 36,701
Posted By haiqu
Here are a few photos I took while I was bored...

Here are a few photos I took while I was bored waiting for the tide to cycle. The little yellow sign says: "SHOALS Depth less than 0.5 metres at low water." Should read "Depth less than 0.5 metres at...
Forum: Living Aboard 06-23-2016, 12:26 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 36,701
Posted By haiqu
Now in part one several points were glossed over....

Now in part one several points were glossed over. Like for instance my brother loaning me a 20L fuel container that leaked like a sieve, or the brand new syphon that failed after its third use. But...
Forum: Living Aboard 06-23-2016, 10:42 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 36,701
Posted By haiqu
North by North West - my first outing (How I...

North by North West - my first outing

(How I snatched defeat from the jaws of victory yet again)

So, the winter solstice passed us on Tuesday and forecasts for the weekend included...
Forum: Living Aboard 06-19-2016, 02:05 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 36,701
Posted By haiqu
Yes. I studiously ignored it lest I become the...

Yes. I studiously ignored it lest I become the owner of yet another project. ;)
Forum: Living Aboard 06-18-2016, 04:11 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 36,701
Posted By haiqu
Been watching the auctions again. A Roberts...

Been watching the auctions again. A Roberts Mauritius 43'er closed tonight for AU$6900.00

Yachts are cheap.
Forum: Living Aboard 06-18-2016, 07:51 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 36,701
Posted By haiqu
Yep. The weather bureau has been totally wrong...

Yep. The weather bureau has been totally wrong this time though, it has been overcast but almost windless for two days, with no rain at all. We were supposed to have had 25-45kt NW-erlies and 100%...
Forum: Living Aboard 06-16-2016, 08:41 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 36,701
Posted By haiqu
Dammit. Well, here I am out of bed by 0615 which...

Dammit. Well, here I am out of bed by 0615 which is rare. But looking outside I see seven oktas of heavy black rain clouds and it's freezing. Queensland isn't supposed to be like this, ever. Brrrrr....
Forum: Living Aboard 06-16-2016, 10:58 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 36,701
Posted By haiqu
Over the past few days I've been consistently...

Over the past few days I've been consistently nailing down unfinished tasks in preparation for the trip to the haulout yard, which is 30nmi away in the Caboolture River. I have a working 6hp engine -...
Forum: Living Aboard 06-16-2016, 02:13 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 36,701
Posted By haiqu
When I cut the line to install the new filter I...

When I cut the line to install the new filter I could see a layer of varnish inside the lines and it flaked off quite easily. I'll be replacing those soon too. Strangely enough I also had the vision...
Forum: Living Aboard 06-14-2016, 04:39 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 36,701
Posted By haiqu
Got the fine filter today, I'm hoping that...

Got the fine filter today, I'm hoping that improves matters. I'll be off as soon as there's a break in the weather.
Forum: Living Aboard 06-13-2016, 02:37 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 36,701
Posted By haiqu
Well that high didn't last long. I've now...

Well that high didn't last long. I've now stripped and cleaned the carbie two more times and again she purrs like a kitten. Considering a very fine fuel filter on the line from the plastic tank at...
Forum: Living Aboard 06-10-2016, 06:20 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 36,701
Posted By haiqu
Rang the local Mercury agent for a price on a...

Rang the local Mercury agent for a price on a carbie kit. He tells me he's never had to use one and says it will invariably be dirt. So I pulled her apart for the third time, this time disassembling...
Forum: Living Aboard 06-09-2016, 08:36 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 36,701
Posted By haiqu
Still won't idle worth a damn and I'm totally out...

Still won't idle worth a damn and I'm totally out of ideas now. At least there has been a delay, the haulout yard can't take me out of the water until 5th July. Not sure how MSQ will take that but it...
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