During the night we had winds between 20 – 30 KN. It was a bit noisy with all the singing of the wind in masts of the boats. MaRe was vibrating, which is normal. Once, while being on the hard on Croatia with MaRe, I had 30 – 40 KN of winds from a bura…

After pushing a lot that work starts it really started now since I’m on the hard. The Dean from Cover Up came and we discussed what needs to be done on upholstery and canvas work to make an offer. John who already fixed a raw water leakage at the PRT side engine, found thé cause…

Ann, an old friend of mine from my Japanese language course days in Osaka in fall 1982, came over from Australia for a week. She could experience living on MaRe while she is on hard and I’m trying to get work organized, writing plenty of emails etc. However, we had long conversations about many things…

The day before yesterday, I did, beside plenty of PC work, some boat jobs. Among them I got the remote controller for windlass working again. It looks fine now and I’ll check it every few days. I also could cut an about 1 m piece from a chain to connect it to special hole at…

Learned yesterday that the head of Cove Boat Works is on vacations until the 12th and no stuff is instructed to work on my MaRe. Richard knows since we met in December that the haul out will be on the 6. Jan. What I didn’t know that it seems the start after New Year is…

MaRe is safe on the hard of the boat yard of Mardsen Cove Marina. I was a bit nervous today. The wind blew with 10 KN from STB onto to MaRe and I had to get her out of the berth in the marina with no way to PRT. The only chance I had was…

For quite some days since I’m here, I was very busy with writing emails and searching the internet for electrical components I need for 2 boat projects. There are first solar modules. I need to replace the old, 3 x 100 Wp solar modules at the stern because they don’t deliver much solar power anymore.…

In one of my last narrations I wrote “Boh and her family are always good for a nice surprise.” and they proofed it again. One day, just before Christmas, I came back to MaRe from a visit to a sailor, who I met in Panama and who happens to be here as well. When I…

For all of you a happy New Year filled with health, many happy moments, and in normal and sailing life “fair winds and a hand’s breadth”. (For all non German sailors “hand’s breadth” is the short version of “have always a hand’s breadth of water under your keel.)

Work at MaRe is progressing. Today, the raw water pump of the PRT side engine returned. The leakage was caused by a groove, which developed at the shaft of the pump where one shaft seal is located. A softer material caused a groove on a harder one. Strange but true. John will get me additional…