REPORT #40
CARIAD1896
DEPART PSS FOR PORT TAKOLA MARINA, KRABI
REPORT #40
10th December 2023
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2008. Following a 2½ year refit leaving PSS shipyard.
2023. Déjà vu. Following the two-year refit Cariad says farewell to PSS shipyard.
1920. After circumnavigation.
Anchored off Langkawi November 2023
VISIT TO BLUE OCEANIC SHIPYARD FOR QUICK 3-DAY HAULOUT
Cariad in the slings of a brand new 600 ton travel lift.
Cariad in the slings of a brand new 600 ton travel lift.
PORT TAKOLA MARINA, KRABI
Port Takola is a new facility with sufficient water depth to accommodate Cariad’s 3.8 metre draft.
ENGINE ROOM
8LXB Gardner engine
20.5 Kva Kohler genset. Two A/C compressors
TESTING MIZZEN
Rope, rope and more rope
Leathered blocks
Testing mizzen sail alongside dock
LAZARETTE
The lazarette houses misc. equipment
DECKHOUSE TAKING SHAPE
MAIN SALOON
On the surface it still looks messy but lots of finishing work in progress.
On the surface it still looks messy but lots of finishing work in progress.
Finishing work
Testing auto-pilot
