01/06/2008, Low Isles
Charmar left Cairns on Sunday 1st June, after running under MPS for a short time detoured into Yorkeys Knob to collect the Chart Pack that had been left behind. The wind then was an unusual NWester all of 3 - 5 knots, how can one say, "gusting" to 5 knots!?! - maybe gently puffing to 5 knots! but not a breeze for good passages and it then faded out to a glassy sea with never a ripple and not a whisper of breeze. Ultimately decided rather than just motor on we pulled into Low Isles at about 2100 for a nights sleep and to wait a breeze. Don't want to use all the diesel in the first week! Small leak in the Port Engine Cooling water pump when we shut down so might try to rectify that whilst the weather is quiet. Nice day though.
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01/06/2008, Low Isles
So we arrived at Low after a full days (very slow sail)smooth seas are great but no wind! Spent the night at Low then left under MPS heading north in similar conditions to the prior day. AS the day went on we picked up 6 knots of breeze and started moving forward. Close to evening the wind picked up and we had a great sail through the night from Cape Trib through to, well almost to Lizard the next morning at about 0800. Starting to motor in to Lizard we picked up a rope on the prop. Not good but heh these things happen. Over the side and cleared it off, all should be good. Started the motor everything seized solid with a slight screech. Of course thinking the worst and not able to turn prop or motor figured out the v-drive or gearbox must have pulled a cog or bearing and seized under the pressure. What to do? Well probably head back to Port Douglas slip and pull out the V-Drive and shaft and see what is wrong before resuming the drip. It is no fun punching into it!! Dropped off supplies to friends at Lizard and start heading back to Port. Jason running a fishing line at the time had to retrieve it to overcome an untoward 360 turn due to the issue of running with one motor. The lure snagged onto the bottom of the boat? Over the side I go again! Damn me not the lure is stuck into another rope neatly wound around the shaft - how - who knows but after it comes off everything runs again so we turn around and here we are Lizard! A VERY interesting day!
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27/05/2008, Cairns
Charmar is ready to leave Cairns sometime at the end of May probably will leave Saturday or Sunday 31st or maybe the 1st bound for Lizard Island as the first stop and then around to Darwin.
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04/05/2008, Cairns
Charmar currently at Low Isles having farewelled two vessels from Low Isles heading to Darwin. We are bound for Port Douglas for slipping this week
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18/04/2008, Cairns
Not much to do before we are ready to go, a cover, a watermaker and slipping early in May.
We expect to leave late in May at least after the 15th but more likely will be the last week or early in June. As the time approaches it will be governed by weather more than calendars.
Probably a couple of extra crew on board up the coast but that will be determined by the time and other matters at time of leaving.
Preparations are going well at this stage.
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31/12/1969
This is the only photo I manage to get
The delivery back into the water went well but that is all I can say
1 step forward two back!
Boat in water that went well.
Port engine no go - could be major problem may need to go back on hard stand!
Outboard seems a carbi problem - were going to use that to assist moving boat to anchor.
Tied to jetty with wind blowing us onto jetty
All very stressful and it is bl..dy hot! Just exhausted to say the least
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31/12/1969, Penuwasa Kudat
This is the only photo I manage to get
The delivery back into the water went well but that is all I can say
1 step forward two back!
Boat in water that went well.
Port engine no go - could be major problem may need to go back on hard stand!
Outboard seems a carbi problem - were going to use that to assist moving boat to anchor.
Tied to jetty with wind blowing us onto jetty
All very stressful and it is bl..dy hot! Just exhausted to say the least
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