Getting busier around here….. 16 November 2012 (Eastern Hemisphere) Dear F&F, We sailed all night and ran out of wind per usual by 9:30 a.m. BEFORE I would start the port engine, I wanted to check on my Rube Goldberg. Good thing too! I used one clear plastic hose OVER the main fuel tank hose […]
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What a difference a day makes!….. 15 November 2012 (Eastern Hemisphere) Dear F&F, Yesterday\’s engine room antics were a great crest fall when the engine started and ran for 10 minutes and then failed. Ken Dickenson of Norfolk, UK and Dave Blanding of Shawnee Mission Kansas (\”Sunflower\’s home port) kept telling me about AIR and
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What a day!….. 14 November 2012 (Eastern Hemisphere) Dear F&F, Yesterday – we ran out of wind in the late afternoon and motored on our one operable starboard engine until 3:00 a.m. when the wind came back up from 13-18 knots. Prior to the arrival of the wind, it was calmest night at sea I
South Africa or bust?…. 12-13 November 2012 (Eastern Hemisphere) Dear F&F, Okay, did all the last minute checks…THE WEATHER looks good, we\’re off….sort of. First thing, the port engine won\’t start. It\’s a fuel starvation problem. The filters look awful, so does the fuel. The fuel we picked up in Indonesia and Hellville may be
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Paul, (Peri Peri Radio – South Africa) cc: my mini group Dear F&F, We left Baly Bay yesterday morning. We have also lost our port engine due to fuel starvation. I have not been able to sort it out with new filters and some other tricks. The engine\’s \”lift pump\” may have gone out? At
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Dear F&F, We were 20 miles from Cape St. Andre and the wind abrupty shifted to SSW and blew 35 knots with lightening and a serious long term squall. We decided that descretion being the best part of valor to turn back to Baly Bay… The big concern is that once we past Cape St.
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Majunga to Baly Bay!…… 12 November 2012 Dear F&F, We departed for Baly Bay early as it was a long trip. The weather was perfect for a crossing to South Africa even. In fact, it was so good, we decided to go! We set the reacher, the full main and set a waypoint for 5
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Majunga….. 09 Novemeber 2012 (Eastern Hemisphere) Dear F&F, Well, the guide book and Des and Nell of \”Gambit\” said, \”don\’t go there!\”… The guide book further says, when the prison closed…all the thieves and murderers came here….. Food for thought. However, I wanted to top off fuel and go to a last market before we
Russian Bay to Berangomania Bay, on to Moramaba Bay….. 05-07 November 2012 (Eastern Hemisphere) Dear F&F, We\’d heard about a nice anchorage and \”local experience\” in Baramahamay Bay, but it was only another 16 miles and a restaurant ashore didn\’t appeal much as both Captain and Crew had a bit of \”tourista\” from our eating
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Getting Ready to head South, Happy Birthday Nikki!….. 01-04 November 2012 (Eastern Hemisphere) Dear F&F, We departed Hellville for a 1 1/2 hour trip to the next door island, Nosy Komba. This had a lovely anchorage, lots of local shops and a reasonable restaurant which the four of us, Dave, Kathy, Nikki and Scott. After
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