This weeks been dramatic and frustrating!! With leaky through hulls which could sink us to gearbox and clutch rebuilds, we really have had a hard few weeks! ...
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We head down to Noonamah to continue with the offsite boat jobs. Magnus goes over the new Volvo engine to make sure that everything is tickety boo and also ...
Dakar Senegal, West Africa. Where no other sailing channel dares to go. But me and Giani go there and enjoy fine food and meet a host of interesting people. ...
We finally make it to Cairns after days of sailing up the coast with no main engine power. It’s a relief to arrive safely. Magnus quickly gets on to the task ...
We leave the Hinchinbrook Channel and stop off at the local IGA to pick up supplies for the next few days. But it has not been without drama… whilst in the ...
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The gearbox re-assembly is finished and she gets a new coat of paint. We manhandle her onto Nutshell ready for installation. Magnus does a few canning tests ...
It’s time to make a start on putting Nutshell’s gearbox back together. This is a workshop episode for those of you who are interested in seeing how the ...
The wind disappears and drifting in the current we are heading towards the busy shipping lane... This engine will be the death of us! ...
Like some kind of nautical episode of 'Back to the Future', we are in a weird time warp here at Followtheboat. Our regular sailing logs--which out of necessity ...
Out comes the engine! Fingers crossed all new gaskets in the gearbox will fix the leak :)