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.

Friday, February 14, 2014

Commemoration Plaque and Stanchion

Yesterday I mounted a plaque made by Trophy Choice in O'Connor. It commemorates Pachuca's circumnavigation and rounding of the Horn...

Thursday, February 13, 2014

Rigging is Ready

I was on board yesterday morning when Edgar showed up with the new lower shrouds. When he was finished with the installation I felt the ten...

Monday, February 10, 2014

Inflatable and Outboard Motor

A couple of days I dragged the Bombard inflatable dinghy out of the garage and set it up on the verandah for inflation. The inflatable came...

Radar and Rigging

Lower Port Shroud The guys form Maritime Electronics fitted the new radar cable on Friday morning and got the radar working again. I ...

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Instruments Now Working

Sunday was also Australia Day (Think USA 4th of July) so I took the day off from the renovation work. I spent an hour at the boat trying t...

Saturday, January 18, 2014

Wind Instrumentation Working, Radar on Way

I met Peter, the principal of Maritime Electronics at the boat on Thursday. He had brought a spare masthead unit but started by looking at...

Saturday, December 14, 2013

Progress with Electronics Problems

Maritime Electronics was able to repair the Raymarine ST60+ depth and wind displays whose connectors had been heavily damage from corrosion....

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