The Second Life of S/Y Saliara
It's been exactly 4 weeks now since my arrival here in Pangkor Malaysia, certainly a good time to perform a first assessment. To be honest, it is hard to draw hard conclusions yet on the feasibility of having Saliara ready for the end of this year. The time spent here until now was more at … Continue reading 4 february 2020: Mister sandman, bring me a dream!
Instead of just talking about work on the boat and technical things, today a bit of another story. I'll give you a guided tour of the marina in Pangkor, my life environment for the moment. But first, let's have a look at the overhaul required on the saildrives and the propellers. Often people think boats … Continue reading 28 january 2020: work and work environment
It was to be expected. After almost 3 weeks on site, working all day long every day, the first signs of fatigue are appearing above surface… The heat is a major factor of course, the mornings might be workable, the afternoons are frankly said not doable for a white Caucasian from Western Europe like this … Continue reading 25 january: fatigue starting slowly
Like announced yesterday I spent all of my time working further on the sunshade now that the mast is no longer an obstruction above the boat. I also spent half a day going from one hardware shop to another to get some accessories and also a reciprocating saw. Noticed that such tool could be much … Continue reading Tuesday 21 january 2020
I know Bob Geldof once sang "I don't like Monday's", but he based his theme on a misconceived paradigm I would presume. Had he known how challenging a Monday @ Pangkor is, he would have adapted the lyrics of his song! Monday was the mast removal day for Saliara!!! This story does not require to … Continue reading Monday 20 january 2020
You would think Sunday is a day off. Think again! Every day is a day off when you are in boat paradise! Lots of things to do on a Sunday and that includes laundry! With the heat over here a human body sweats a lot and when that is the case, a good hygiene is … Continue reading Sunday 19 january 2020
It's been three days I think since my last report. Means I've been busy, right? Well yes indeed this is true in various ways. One of the essential things a boat (re)builder needs to do when established in a new location is to get familiar with the local supply sources. In this case we are … Continue reading Saturday 18 january 2020
A day only starts well with a good breakfast. This is more like "find the hint" picture solely for my girlfriend AC. Sorry to bother you readers with our little behind the scene secrets, only she will know what to look for. OK, so what is on the agenda today? More destruction Colonel, call me … Continue reading Wednesday 15 january 2020
From the title only it is obvious that I will not be able to continue reporting on a daily basis. It takes quite some time to gather all the snapshots taken during the day, compress the files in size and publish a sensible story around those. This being said, the blog will serve for me … Continue reading Tuesday 14 january 2020
It was again a short night of sleep, I wasn't able to join dreamland before like 4 in the morning. As a result I woke up around 8 or 9 in the building up of what seemed to become another hot day. Heard that story before? During the night I was a bit concerned because … Continue reading Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 January 2020
