Pachuca Circumnavigation

This blog began in late 2006 with the planning and preparation for a circumnavigation of the world in my 39-foot sail boat Pachuca. It then covered a successful 5-year circumnavigation that ended in April 2013. The blog now covers life with Pachuca back home in Australia.

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Teak Block, Package Arrived, Low Bow, Rescue

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I arrived at the boat just before 8 AM and found the wooden block that Reggie had produced.  It was cut to perfection out of a 35mm (1.5...
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Monday, May 30, 2011

Projects for the Week

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John the rigger will visit the boat on Wednesday or Thursday morning to (1) mount the cheek block above the trysail track (2) Cut and fit th...
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Staysail Work

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Large Snap Block on Padeye. Note Angle of Aft Block I spent several hours experimenting with staysail setups using the padeyes on the for...

My Ship Has Come In (Figuratively Speaking)

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Rick arrived and with him came the package of equipment  for the trysail halyard from San Diego. Goodies from San Diego To the left of ...
Saturday, May 28, 2011

Sea Anchor Chain and Dynaplate

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The 18 ft diameter sea anchor parachute has been set with a chain off the bow roller.  The idea was to provide a chafe-free attachment to th...
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Friday, May 27, 2011

Planning Return to Oz

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Yesterday I did a rough outline of my return to Australia using a great piece of software based on Google Maps ( http://www.freemaptools.com...
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Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Standoffs and Check Valves

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A cable connects the upper part of my backstay which acts the HF radio antenna to the tuner, down in the lazarette.  This cable runs along t...
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