Category Archives: Techy Stuff

Our Final Port in Spain

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Rhian

We are back in a marina for a couple of days having spent the past 10 anchored in the Rias Arousa, Pontevedra and Vigo. Sadly we are in our last Spanish port of call although it is in lovely Bayona, … Continue reading →

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Moving On – Ria de Arousa

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Rhian

The engine is fixed The problem was as in the photo but we have a new part and tested it this morning with Alfredo and Oscar onboard to make sure it all worked. What an amazing sound a running engine … Continue reading →

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Day in Noia – Ria de Muros

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Rhian

It is our second day in Portosin Marina, a very friendly place to stay and fortunately with helpful engineers on site. Alfredo thinks the problem lies with the valves and/or head gasket so the head is off the engine and … Continue reading →

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Back In The Water

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Rhian

Beyzano is safely back in Haslar following a final week of last minute maintenance. We discovered that there was some corrosion on the SSB dynaplate bolts and it was also coming away from the hull. The generator had been installed … Continue reading →

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Still Ashore

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Rhian

Beyzano has been out of the water for exactly a month and virtually all the tasks are complete. She has had 3 coats of antifouling, been thoroughly polished and has had the new propellor, freezer plate and anodes fitted. The … Continue reading →

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Preparing for Lift Out

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Rhian

Many of the tasks on our lists (see Tasks List Page under ARC 2011) involve having Beyzano out of the water, so in preparation for that we need to get some things done during the weekends leading up to April … Continue reading →

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Sea Safety, Sea Survival and Basic First Aid

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Rhian

This weekend we spent 3 days from 9-6 at Hamble School of Yachting, completing what we consider to be essential courses for the ARC. Our small class of 4 were all ARC entrants which enabled us to have relevant discussions … Continue reading →

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New Berth

Posted on March 29, 2010 by Rhian

We have finally moved to a berth which is big enough for the boat! Much less stressful to have 6 feet between us and the next boat, rather than 6 inches. We are also port to which is the side … Continue reading →

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Lift Out

Posted on March 24, 2010 by Rhian

Last Wednesday Endeavour Quay Boatyard towed Beyzano from her berth and lifted her out. After work I went to the yard and there she was, so clean and free of fouling that I thought she had been painted during the … Continue reading →

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Ocean Electronics

Posted on February 12, 2010 by Rhian

Based at Haslar, we are fortunate to have the most friendly, helpful and knowledgeable electronics experts who at short notice will come down to the boat, advise and install, support and fix. We had all our navigation equipment replaced with … Continue reading →

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