About us and the boat

About us and the boat:

We were lucky enough to retire early at the start of 2013 so we could head off and "live the dream" on board our Nordhavn 47 Trawler Yacht. The idea is to see some of the planet, at a slow 6 - 7 knots pace. There are no fixed goals or timings, we just had a plan to visit Scotland and then probably the Baltic before heading south.

The idea is to visit the nicer areas in these latitudes before heading south for warmer weather. If we like somewhere, we will stay for a while. If not, we will just move on. So, for the people who love forward planning and targets, this might seem a little relaxed!

If anyone else is contemplating a trawler yacht life, maybe our experiences will be enough to make you think again, or maybe do it sooner then you intended!

The boat is called Rockland and she is built for long distance cruising and a comfortable life on board too. If you want to see more about trawler yachts and the Nordhavn 47 in particular, there is a link to the manufacturers website in our "useful stuff" section. For the technically minded, there is a little info and pictures of the boat and equipment in the same section

Regards

Richard and June

Friday 7 March 2014

An update on the errant penguin, Patrick and exhausting things

Whilst all this fun filled maintenance was going on, Patrick the penguin has not been idle. Well, actually he kind of has.

When asked to help the Captain with the exhaust elbow swap on the wing engine that was previously reported as necessary (Patrick has the right build to help wrestle off the exhaust hose) he took a lot of persuading. After a couple of minutes in the engine room, he complained that it was too chilly (sorry - you are a penguin!) and reappeared suitably attired for the job:



The gloves got in the way when he tried to wield the spanner though. All very messy. Still, despite his lack of real help, the offending article (the exhaust elbow, not Patrick, keep up) was duly removed. You can see how they fail when they get coked up and overheat in one area:




The new stainless one looks much prettier:



Of course, Patrick had lost interest much earlier on. When the Captain went back into the pilothouse to fire up the wing engine and check all was well, he found that Patrick had already changed - just not for the better:


We fear that he is exploring his feminine side again, despite being firmly told that he is not called Patricia. The colour clash was pretty horrid too - a penguin with no colour sense (suppose that happens if you are basically black and white orientated). As always, we will keep you posted on his antics. He seems to be getting the proverbial spring in his waddle.

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