We’ve been having a few issues with finding places to eat since we have been here because of two main issues, firstly we are in the period when this area of France have traditionally taken holidays so quite a few places are closed because of that but the second reason is this bloody Covid19 as […]
The radio is indeed a valuable piece of equipment not only to be able to call people but because it has AIS (Automatic Identification System) which is a real safety boost as it gives us the heads up when another ship is in the area all built in. The beauty of this and other onboard […]
I’ve mentioned that “The Box” held some safety kit such as the New VHF radio which I started fitting today but will tell you more when it is completed, Lifejackets which I’ve put together today and shown Barry how they work and where we will store them for easy access but I’ve needed to buy […]
As mentioned in an earlier post we have a need for a means of charging the batteries that isn’t running the engine as we only have a diesel tank of some 30 litres and even though we are going to add to that with portable cans we just can’t carry enough to make it possible. […]
We wanted the box to arrive on Monday but we had pickup issues in the UK and so the expected delivery seemed to be pushed to Thursday which I have to say wasn’t impressive but yesterday we were told it had arrived and Thierry which was a great relief and so thank you Daniel from […]
We wanted to be out of here by Friday but because of the “The Box” delay and the tiny issue of a “Mini Mistral” coming through at the weekend our departure will be pushed until at least the beginning of next week but as we wait we also start looking at what we can eat […]
We had quite a lot to do once we were able to access the boat today but to start with we sat for our first onboard tea and coffee working out what needed to be done and in what order. Then we started work trying to find our ways around the boat as much as […]
The trip to the boat once we managed to get going wasn’t actually that bad having had our Covid19 tests done a couple of days before and filled out all the paperwork needed to transit through Athens and then to enter France, with a short train ride to our hotel.
What a year 2020 has turned out to be the paperwork for Galerne didn’t seem that much or that hard to get through to begin with and Thiery was a good as gold explaining the French side of the process which included the deregistration of the boat from France and the changeover of ownership by […]
The survey has come back with nothing that wasn’t expected as I knew the rigging was original and therefore 12 years old but still looking in good condition but as normal probably not good enough for the insurance companies! The pulpit and a couple of stanchions need tightening and he has suggested the through hulls should be replaced which is a little strange on a boat of this age.
There are some superficial marks and stress cracks in the gelcoat that are at the moment cosmetic as long as they aren’t left forever and the rest are 12 years of life on a boat – the washboards are ply and have never been looked after and so are delaminating but are easy enough to replace. The engine control panel has been left out in the sun for way too long and the UV has made a mess of it so we will need to look at a replacement.
There are a few other small bits and pieces but not enough to worry about and so I’ve put my first offer in to feel the water but that was bounced back but we have come to an agreement and so the paperwork begins…
