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I've had them on watch on MarineTraffic for at least a year. It has been under way on the St. Lawrence river, but mostly it has dropped in and out of range at the dock. Either bad reception, or they...

In my limited experience with passenger ships, the passengers are typically mustered in a space inside with easy access to both sides of the ship, like an atrium or a restaurant.

The crew has...

It would be interesting to see the damage marked on the vessel's damage stability plan, and if any action was taken to maintain stability.

Thanks everyone! BY:D


I actually found myself pausing to think when someone asked how old I was the other day the other day. Not a good sign! :o

Hard drive failures happen pretty much at random, regardless of manufacturer. Solved with backup, and if you're out of warranty it's still cheap and easy to fix yourself, even on a Mac.

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Thank you for everything, Steve.

I would love to see the writeup on that, being in the business myself. Who knows, maybe the LPBC will be the next big classification society? Y>

How often do you need it, and do you really need 3kW?

Power outages here rarely last more than a couple of hours, so I have an UPS for my WiFi and internet connection, and I cook with gas and heat...

Unless $140 an hour is a reasonable fee for welding consultants, you'll be fine.

Better to get a lorry with a detachable bed, put the bed on the ground, drive the machine onto the bed, and pick up the bed again. Less risky and it can be done by one person.

My bad. I didn't realise we were talking about rule 3, but no excuses, I should know the whole book by heart.

I'm quite used to fishing vessels interpreting the rules liberally, though.

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That's not in any copy of the COLREGS that I know of. Rule 18 (d) concerns vessels constrained by their draught, you must be quoting something else, perhaps local practice.

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New Caledonia?

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Enjoying a few hours in Singapore:

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Diverted to Jakarta to unload some mining equipment

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I got home on Sunday, but I forgot to post the last batch of pictures:

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I built the big sister to the Portuguese. But mine isn't anywhere near your level of workmanship and attention to detail. It was built...

My condolences. A truly great man, he has made a lasting impression on all of us.

It got its certificate and is currently floating right side up on the St. Lawrence river. That's all I know.

Speaking of which, Peter has either been doing work behind our backs, or there is still work left to do, leaving hope for more entertaining posts. I was thinking of things like the clever, if not...

Magnificent! Can't wait to see the video!

At least you guys have a choice. We only have McDonalds, Burger King and a Swedish knock-off of the two.

I wish we had some Chinese fast food places, the low-end Chinese restaurants are "lunch...

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Sunset over Rottnest Island

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Anchored outside of Fremantle, waiting for...

Interesting indeed! I've been to both Solovki and Arkhangelsk (and seen the Malye Korely), but I haven't had a chance to study the local boat building tradition in much detail. Pomor, I'd love for...

And then there's keeping the charts correct and up to date.

NOT helping getting rid of him, guys.

Good idea, if you ignore the warnings, which I might do myself.

The local gardening centre only carries one variety, and makes no mention of characteristics. I will have to investigate. Bamboo...

Here's a new batch of pictures from the past few days:

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Approaching Australia
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Birch, with phenolic resin, I believe.

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The Shaker barns look interesting.

Presently in Port Kembla, I have a picture thread here. I'll upload a few more pictures in a moment.

The forum has an picture size allowance so small it's pointless to upload them here. The...

Thanks for the PM and heads up, Udo. If you have the time, I'd love to see some key pictures embedded with commentary. It makes it easier to follow the progress and gain more knowledge. Y>

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Accidents happen, but they never end up that high on a breakwater. Entirely self-inflicted.

It's my impression that epoxy should always be stoichiometrically mixed. I'm often worried that an excess of either component will leach from the cured product, and possibly cause some health...

My bad, I must have mixed up the tabs...but it did give me an opportunity to say how much I enjoy checking in on your project! Y>

Bad news, there has been a change of schedule. We'll be working all night long and leave for Port Kembla already Saturday evening. There will be too many uncertainties with such a short shore leave,...

When I started the thread I hadn't really used, much less looked at my tiny little chainsaw for a year, so I had forgotten about the limitations.

Now I know a guy who is tinkering with a homemade...

I'm going ashore in Brisbane on the 20th at 1400, I'm not sure exactly where the transport will go. Return at 2000. What do you guys have in mind?

To the best of my knowledge only the dog-breed-word is censored around here.

None of this fancy technology seems to have contributed to any significant victory since the Second World War.

I think large numbers of people have conspired to commit violence in the past, even before the advent of cellular networks.

The established meaning of flash mob is a group of people who upon prior...

Not entirely sure what EBS stands for, but I'm always up for meeting forumites. I might get a few hours of shore leave, but I can't say exactly when and how long, schedules in shipping are always...

This is not a flash mob, though. It's called a riot.

Here are the next port of calls with approximate dates:
Brisbane 20/08
Port Kembla 24/08
Melbourne 27/08
Freemantle 01/09
Singapore 10/09, where I am signing off.

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Today, after ten days of steaming, we reached Pitcairn Island. They hailed us on the VHF, asking if we wanted to hove to.
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Sorry for the late update. This is the Panama canal transit, July 28.

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Udo and Phil, thanks for the advice. I guess the first project is to build some form of cradle so I can drop the ballast and start taking apart.

I'm very pleased to see the progress on the...

Just got the news here. I'm reading on the NRK, Norwegian Broadcasting website. Many suspect the extreme right, and allude to the Oklahoma City bombing. The attack on the Social Democrat youth rally...

Shore leave in Savannah:

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Fidelio is the second ship up the river

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