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Fuel filters.
An important part of creating a reliable fuel system, is the choice of the right primary fuel filters. This is the first filter (or set of filters) we meet in the fuel system, going from the tank to t… more →
Stranded on the Largest Island
Fuel filters.
Stranded Mariner wrote 1 week ago: An important part of creating a reliable fuel system, is the choice of the right primary fuel filter … more →
Long overdue update on 'Waratah'.
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Stranded Mariner wrote 3 months ago: I had so much trouble with my internet connection, and the Great Firewall of China in the past few w … more →
The power plant.
Stranded Mariner wrote 5 months ago: ‘Waratah’ will have a main electrical system which is 24 VDC. There is some equipment, l … more →
Holding tanks.
Stranded Mariner wrote 5 months ago: After a number of modifications the sewage holding tanks are now up to my liking. ‘Waratah … more →
Roughing it out.
Stranded Mariner wrote 5 months ago: ‘A picture tells more than 1000 words’, is how the saying goes. Well, here are a few mo … more →
Propeller shaft.
Stranded Mariner wrote 5 months ago: A few pictures of the propeller shaft arrangement. The first 3 pictures show the outside. The whole … more →
The sail plan.
Stranded Mariner wrote 6 months ago: ‘Waratah’ will have a so called cutter rig. It consists of one main sail, with full batt … more →
Outfitting (3).
Stranded Mariner wrote 6 months ago: Some more pictures of the progress on ‘Waratah’. The first one is a shot of the propelle … more →
Windvane steering.
Stranded Mariner wrote 6 months ago: ‘Waratah’ will have windvane steering. After having done quite a bit of research, I sele … more →
Outfitting (2).
Stranded Mariner wrote 7 months ago: Here some more pictures of the fitting out of ‘Waratah’. The first four show the progres … more →
Outfitting (1).
Stranded Mariner wrote 8 months ago: Another overdue update on the outfitting of ‘Waratah’. The first two pictures show the i … more →
More on the hull.
Stranded Mariner wrote 8 months ago: The first 3 pictures are showing the hull with studs where the zink anodes are going to be fitted. T … more →
Pouring of the lead ballast.
Stranded Mariner wrote 10 months ago: ‘Waratah’ needs 4000 kg of lead ballast in the keel. It was quite difficult to get such … more →
Fairing of the hull.
Stranded Mariner wrote 10 months ago: It’s been a while till I had the time, and internet access to post an update again. Well here … more →
Blasting the inside of 'Waratah'.
Stranded Mariner wrote 1 year ago: The blasting of the inside of hull and deck is well underway. Here the first pictures. Note how the … more →
Blasting and prime coating of the hull.
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Stranded Mariner wrote 1 year ago: Last week the blasting of the hull was done. Here some pictures of the blasting pot, the blasting pr … more →
More on 'Waratah'.
Stranded Mariner wrote 1 year ago: A few more pictures taken during my recent visit to South Africa. All the cut-outs for hatches and … more →
Internal affairs.
Stranded Mariner wrote 1 year ago: A few pictures of the inside of ‘Waratah’s hull. The first 3 give a view towards the ste … more →
Storm survival.
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Stranded Mariner wrote 1 year ago: Much has been written about storm survival tactics, and much of it is about the different systems of … more →
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