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

Pop-up instrument panel