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.

Saturday, June 27, 2020

New Hatch Fitted

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I met Bruce at the boat early on Tuesday 16 June, which was the one dry day before the advent of several days of heavy weather.  Conceptua...

Router OK

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My plan was to allow the router to dry out in the garage for several weeks and perhaps longer.  I would have preferred to allow this drying ...
Saturday, June 13, 2020

Cabin Hatch Replacement

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The task of replacing the original Lewmar cabin hatch with the new Vetus Magnus MAG 5038 SL hatch has been a difficult one. The first pro...
Thursday, May 14, 2020

Fuel Guage Calibration

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My blog entry of 23 Dec 2018 reported that it took 125 liters of diesel to bring the empty fuel tank to full. Two weeks ago I refueled the...
Friday, April 3, 2020

Leaky Hatches

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Both of Pachuca's hatches have always leaked under load.  And the load can be considerable because the S&S 39  sits low in the water...

Winch Maintenance

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This blog states that I last serviced Pachuca's winches in early March 2012, which would have been in Mar del Plata, Argentina.  This co...
Monday, December 30, 2019

Day Sail

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On Friday 27 December I took the boat out in the company of fellow sailor and friend Peter Austin with his wife Lynne.  We sailed to the sou...
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