Hawaii Expenditures

Below is an account of my boat expenditures during my five-month stay in Honolulu. The amounts are expressed in Australia dollars. Divide by about .73 to get US dollars.

You will see that the Monitor wind vane steering was by far the biggest single item. The rigging work and communications upgrade were two other large items. Most of the items represent capital works for upgrades that should have been part of the boat when I departed Fremantle, so I consider it sort of a deferred payment for Pachuca.

The stay at The Fuel Dock was relatively expensive at $700 USD per month. Fortunately we were forced to move to the public marina after six weeks and the slip cost dropped by about half. The amount varied according to the number of people living on Pachuca. With me alone on the boat the charge for 15 days, including electricity, was $158.45 USD, which represents $10.56 USD per day or about $15 Australian dollars a day. This represents by far the cheapest marina fees I have encountered on this trip. (I was paying about $35 Aussie dollars per day in Adelaide.)

Capital expenditure aside, Pachuca must represent some of the cheapest accommodation in Waikiki.


Pachuca Expenses
Date Item Cost

30 Dec 08 West Marine $256.00
10 Jan 09 Lenny, for anchor well & windlass s/s work $185.00
17 Feb 09 Ron Uryga, for Inner Forestay $539.00
19 Feb 09 Ron Uryga, for Headstay wire $615.00
21 Feb 09 Ron Uryga, for Headstay Labour $615.00
21 Feb 09 Ron Uryga, for spare turnbuckle $154.00
25 Feb 09 Lenny, stainless steel work $370.00
26 Feb 09 Lenny, stainless steel work $123.00
27 Feb 09 Art Nelson Sailmaker, Honolulu, repair spray dodger $113.00
5 Mar 09 West Marine $615.00
5 Mar 09 Marine Agencies Australia $1,345.00
12 Mar 09 Ron Uryga, for D2 shrouds and Profurl parts $808.00
19 Mar 09 Ron Uryga, Labor & Parts $1,154.00
20 Mar 09 West Marine $303.00
1 Apr 09 West Marine $2,360.00
3 Apr 09 Scanmar Intl, Monitor Windvane $6,880.00
4 Apr 09 Pactor PTCIIUSB modem $2,074.00
28 Apr 09 Ron DuBois for his communications services $357.00
28 Apr 09 West Marine for VHF radio $110.00
2 May 09 Hand Held VHF Radio $186.00
2 May 09 Personal EPIRB $407.00
17 May 09 Slip Fees The Fuel Dock Ala Wai $1,370.00
17 May 09 Slip Fees Public Marina Ala Wai $1,600.00
17 May 09 Sundries $400.00

TOTAL $22,939.00