Tag Archives: Hiking

Asia, Malaysia, Thailand

Revision of Yanmar SD60 Saildrives and Installing Lithium Batteries

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From Nai Harn in the South of Phuket we sail upwind to Langkawi, where we do a revision of both clutches of our Yanmar SD 60 Saildrives and install new Lithium Ion Batteries on board.

With joint forces we have to take out the old lead acid batteries
Lithium is great but first we have to take out the old 60 kg AGMs!
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New Zealand, Pacific

Another 4 weeks mainly working on She San in the Whangarei area

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So being back in the water is nice, but it doesn’t mean that we are finished with work. The priority list is still heavily loaded with must do’s before heading north, so let’s do it.

First priority is to get the sails back up. In order to do so, Reto must repair the lazy bag, where the main sail is stowed when not in use. Continue reading Another 4 weeks mainly working on She San in the Whangarei area →