Sat Sep 19 8:35:32 EDT 2009, Parati, RJ, Brazil
Just to break up the boat maintenance pictures, here is a church (igreja) in Paraty.
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There was a huge old fort built by Portuguese.
And I went fishing on boats like this: http://edgeofentropy.files.wordpress.com/2008/01/fishing-boat.jpg
- George
Richard
Wed Sep 16 11:06:59 EDT 2009, Navegantes, SC, Brazil
The windows in the pilothouse were old and getting hard to see thru (polycarbonate fogs up after a few years of exposure to sun), so they were replaced with thicker ones, and reinforcing bars were added to the middle of the window to make them stronger.
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Tue Sep 15 12:00:00 EDT 2009, Navegantes, SC, Brazil
To cool the exhaust, seawater is pumped into the exhaust system. It is done at a piece called a seawater injection elbow (since it is usually bent)--the odd-looking stainless steel piece in the picture of the back of the engine.
When I got the boat, there was a tiny leak in the seawater injection elbow, which really wasn't a problem...just put a small amount of water in the boat, but eventually it would rust out enough to put a lot of water and fumes in the boat, so I wanted to replace it at some point. It is hard to import parts into Brazil, and people are used to making more than ordering, so they made this one for me (and also a spare one, because the hot exhaust gases will eventually corrode this one also).
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Mon Sep 14 19:32:26 EDT 2009, Navegantes, SC, Brazil
Now that I've been in this boatyard over a week, I can tell that I got lucky with the choice of boatyards. The boatyard I am in, Soldex Estaleiro, is great at getting stuff done correctly and on time. Communication is interesting, as I can barely speak Portuguese, but my neighbor kindly helps out with translations of many things.
In the picture, a new cleat (built from the stainless steel pole the old wind generator was mounted on) is being added.
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Sat Sep 12 19:30:37 EDT 2009, Angra Dos Reis, RJ, Brazil
Besides being a transportation hub for the area around Ilha Grande, Angra dos Reis is also an active fishing port. Each fishing boat seems to own its own truck.
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In major ports in Brazil, there are four offices (Health, Immigration, Customs, Port Captain) that must be visited when entering or leaving a port. Some states don't make you go to all the offices, but most of the ones I've been to do.
Uruguay makes you check in by radio when passing each coastal radio station, but is otherwise easy on the officialdom. Argentina mostly just requires you to notify the coastguard within 24 hours every time you go to a different port.
Thu Sep 10 18:41:03 EDT 2009, Parati, RJ, Brazil
I mentioned that the streets in Paraty flood at high water at spring tides. Here they are dry.
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Thu Sep 10 0:00:01 EDT 2009, Parati, RJ, Brazil
High spring tides "cleaning the streets".
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Wed Sep 9 19:16:09 EDT 2009, Parati, RJ, Brazil
From left to right, Rapa Nui--a Brazilian schooner well-known for its Antarctic voyages, a nicely varnished tourist schooner, and Issuma.
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Mon Sep 7 17:26:50 EDT 2009, Parati, RJ, Brazil
The anchorage at Paraty, as seen from the old fort.
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Mon Sep 7 17:20:09 EDT 2009, Navegantes, SC, Brazil
This is one of the marine railways at the boatyard I am at. All the yards in the area (there are many) have similar ones.
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