The Boat is in good condition immaculate inside...but very dirty outside, no doubt: PUERTO PENASCO is in the middle of the desert !
2/3 weeks are normal to prepare quietly the cat; this is the time we need to prepare and a quasi 8 month autonomy without touching any marina. This time we are 3, we ll carry another outboard, another gas bottle and more food. We ll just make a top up in Puerto Vallarta end of the month before heading to Gambier.
The shipyard has an incredible potential with cruisers: Super location out of the hurricane belt, not far from USA, quick delivery from Dan Diego, Phoenix or Luckeville, relative cheap mexican prices...Salavdor 3 (third of the CABRALES generation) can move this ex shipyard for shrimpers in a mecca for cruisers. lot of work, but after only 3 years, there are already 70 boats here...
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| SHIPYARD: American style cruising: the bicycles, the boat behind the huge camping car |
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| This is the way we found ALCYONE in ASTILLEROS CABRALES: Intact, dry and dusty |
But water is available and free here, and ALCYONE is cleaned from the mast to the deck...
Fortunatly for the crew, good crew compensation exist 2 blocks away from the shipyard !
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| trying the jib... |
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| Some damages on boltrope... |
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| Inspection needed...light n agil Helena is up with Pierre's weight control |
In fact, the old furler worked a lot from Auckland to Vancouver and aluminium sections of profile turned a bit beginning to deteriorate the jib boltrope; classical, but what is incredible is that we did'nt notice this problem, 10 month ago when covid pushed -derigging
Solution: Pierre preparing the tent piles, Helena sewing the jib, and me drilling/riveting the Profil
Then, full mainsail test, Code O is re-rigged
This time, more Ddlegation : polish to a brother's team ... some epoxy finish to Pancho...
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| Dry climate offer nice working conditions but impose complete cleaning after a strong northern |
A 2021 new toy with the second generation of e-wincher, so precious as saving 5 electric winches !
The handle arrived from France over a week end though efficiency of e-wincher team, very usefull hub of Luckeville USA and service of Salvador junior, helpfull manager of the shipyard.
Second 2021 gift: famous Yamaha 15cv 2 stroke enduro, perfectly fitting in the starboard bilge !
Our beloved 4 yars old 9.8hp Tohatsu for the second time offered during servicing clear water instead of oil in the gear box ! How possible as this engine was running each time prefectly ?
the enduro offer more trust, power for a wild Tuamutu project with 2 crews weighting over 90kg.
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