It’s been a while since my last narration. The reason is simply that I’m pretty tired after a long working day, which starts at 0700 and goes until 1800 and some days longer. Then preparing dinner, writing most important emails. When I go to bed, I often fall asleep before my head hits the pillow.…

First Chris, John, and me put all thoughts about the teak deck at the transom together and got the very best idea. Chris worked and works tomorrow on the needed gelcoat work. John might start tomorrow with teak on the 2 swim ladder hatches, which I sanded on Saturday. Beside organizing some things, writing emails…

… but they are good because work progresses. In the evenings, after dinner and kitchen work I am just too tired to write more frequently. As the sofa cushions are still out of the salon due the window work, I can’t have a pre-sleep nap, which let me recharge for a bit more work to…

… to divide the world among themselves. D. J. Dump (spelled on purpose this way) will get the the Panama Canal zone, Canada, and Greenland. Putin will get Ukraine and the permission to take Europe, and China can take in Asia Taiwan, Japan and some other countries it wants to defend itself better. The rest…

… I just said to “Window-John”, the window specialist with whom I removed and re-bonded the 2 big front windows of MaRe, which go around the sides. They are pre-formed polycarbonate windows with curvatures in 2 directions. Their shape looks good, and reduce the wind resistance from front and side. However it seems that the…

Lately, the following thought has been crossing my mind more and more often when I read the news. Mr. X emerged in Country A much like a gang leader in the Old Wild West would ride into a town many years ago—determined to take control with his gang, consisting of a right-hand man and plenty…

The day before yesterday, we got the STB front window completely out. Chris, GRP specialist gave me a hand because Window-John needed to leave earlier. The opening in the salon is closed with sheet of plastic to prevent possible rain coming in. Fortunately in the next days there is no reason forecasted. Next work is…

On the progress side. Openings in the hulls due to the removal of the thrusters are closed. At the stern part also the upper opening. Filling the bow compartment above the former position of the bow thruster with foam, and closing the last opening with GRP is the remaining work. Over the weekend I sanded…

The work on the boat progresses well. The holes, which where left over after removing the side thrusters at bow and stern are closed already. Maybe Chris will sand the area already tomorrow. I could clean the rub rails of both sterns and the edges of the sterns where the rub rails will be mounted…

Boat jobs are progressing! When taking the genset out, it was found that last time the technicians used wrong washers wat the 3 support points. This created a major problem. With John we’ll find a solution. I also ordered Starlink. It’s unfortunately currently the only possibility to have fast internet on board at a reasonable…