Because I always have to wait for something to be delivered, none of the big projects is yet completed. So I am working on four big projects in turns depending on the parts I get.  The Fischer Panda generator project – All fuel hoses, the raw water hose, the coolant hoses are ready for being…

Since days I am watching closely me dear friend 26, the 26th typhoon in the NW Pacific this season. During 27th and 28th of September, it increased from a typhoon  to a violent typhoon and even to a super typhoon  and decreased down to a typhoon again. I the course of yesterday it became a…

Today, I was a bit nervous when I came closer to the boat yard where MaRe is docked. But no damage at her and I could not see any damage on other boats. The torrential rains cleaned her decks like a high pressure cleaner. I felt relieved!!! The dear friend was sufficiently gentle to MaRe…

Right now, at about 16:00 we have torrential rains in Tokyo. Comparing with the forecast the water which pouring down here is 20 mm / h. That’s a lot! It is the maximum color code in the GRIB file (weather file) reader. The national alarm system sent out several warning for Tokyo including the area…

There are visitors coming for whom I have to prepare MaRe especially. This time the visitor will arrive on the 22nd in the very early morning hours and is called “Dujuan” and has the JMA number T2625 or the Japanese number 台風25号, the 25th typhoon in this season in the NW Pacific area. Not all…

Work is progressing on several projects. This narration is about the installation of the new Fischer Panda 5000i Neo generator. (For technic freaks: https://www.fischerpanda.de/en/products/marine-generators-for-boots-und-yachts/perfect-power-generators-with-variable-speed-technology/perfect-power-i-serie-230v-50hz/panda-5000ineo-pms) It turned out to be a bit more complex than I expected, but step by step I’m solving the problems. In the meantime the external fuel pump is installed and the…

Fischer Panda recommends to test run the genset before building it in.  So we did it. The setup reminded my to an experimental setup during my days in university research. That time, we considered the setup as perfect when it only holds together until the last measurement was done – after that, it can collapse.…

I also met some very nice people here at the Arari Ship Builders pier – the Yoshimuras. They came to MaRe because a catamaran is not that often to be seen in these waters. I invited them for a cup of coffee on board of MaRe being in maintenance mode, which means many tool boxes,…