'Land was created to provide a place for boats to visit' –
Brooks Atkinson
This was to be our third boatyard visit in less than 12 months! With
the anti foul sheeting off from our visit in February 2016, we had no choice but
to haul and anti foul again.
We have two favourite boatyards in this part of the world: PangkorMarina in Malaysia is ideal for quick stops, like our prop shaft job or anti fouling. The sea-lift makes the haul easy and the marina has pretty much all
tide access. For major work we prefer PSS Shipyard in Thailand, where most
manufacturing is done on site and the different specialised workers are all in
the yard.
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Pangkor even has a plane using the ramp |
We hauled on the 1st February with a definite 2 week limit
for the bottom paint but while we were going to get some additional work
completed, the contractors never bothered showing up. Ah well, let’s paint the deck ourselves.
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Entering the hard stand |
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Painting the decks...again... |
We arrived in time for Chinese New Year so of course Tientos had to be
decorated even though we were not aboard.
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Tientos decorated for Chinese New Year |
Keith fitted the new Raymarine Firefly-4 depth sounder and installed
the new transducer. The anodes were replaced and the prop shaft aligned and the anti foul completed with Jotun Seaforce 90 (red). The barrier coat was Vinyguard
88.
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Barrier coat completed |
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Keith always on the ball with PPE |
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The anti foul is finished! |
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The transducer was faired to the hull |
We had ordered a new sail cover from Zoom Sails arranging to have it
sent to Pangkor. We had also arranged for a new raw water pump from Parts4Engines in the UK to be delivered. Pangkor is exceptionally easy to have parts delivered.
Accommodation was arranged by the Marina office at the Marina Island
Pangkor Resort opposite the yard. With
air conditioning, kitchen and a washing machine, it made life easier being off
the boat. The yacht cats however, were a different story! We could not take
them into the Resort so life on board continued for them and they were not
happy cats. Another plus for PSS as the cats join us in the flat. Our view looked back over the Island area and a light show was on for the holiday season.
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View from our room at night |
Pangkor is surrounded by small towns, large malls and virtually
everything is accessible here. We hired
a car in Lumut for about AUD10 a day which made getting around, and visiting
great restaurants, a breeze. My Australian passport was expiring this year so
we took a drive to Kuala Lumpur to renew at the Australian High Commission.
This was two easy day trips with parking next door and opposite the Twin
Towers.
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The Twin Towers are opposite the Australian High Commission |
Both Keith and I did took the opportunity to do our Medicals at Pantai Hospital…less than the cost of a normal Doctor visit in Australia with highly
qualified staff in a brand new fully equipped hospital. I also arranged a new set of glasses at a
local optometrist…Armani at a fraction of the cost at home.
May all your bars be wooden and well-stocked!