Giles and Paula's Great Retirement Adventure
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The passage to Gibraltar was amazing. Took us about 43 hours. It was a tad over 400 miles.
We lost power to the port engine coming into Gibraltar, we think it is probably a fuel flow issue, but the diagnostics say "call a Volvo Penta engineer".
We are currently moored up in Le Línea (Spain) going through Spanish exit formalities. Once that is sorted, we will motor around the corner and take a berth in Gibraltar proper.
We'll get the engine and the AIS looked at there.....
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@Giles nice picture and what a ride! Hope the engine thingy will be fixed soon, have a nice trip G!
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@Giles How does your gangplank work? It looks like it's on a hydraulic piston to lengthen/shorten it, but the height of it looks like you get on from the seat vs. onto the deck. Mind taking a picture or two of what's going on?
“Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.”
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Awesome entertainment for breakfast gentlemen!
Have swallowed me with coffee, cause Of laughing -
It is called a Paserelle. Because there is very little tide in the Mediterranean the docks are fixed, rather than floating. Stern-to mooring is the norm and you need to be able to walk, not climb off the boat.
https://www.opacmare.com/en/category/gangways
Here is ours:
We are currently in Gibraltar where side-to mooring is the norm, so there is no need for the Pasarelle.
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@Madame-Buttonfly signed the paperwork yesterday. we are now officially the owners of SAKURA. Which means that I can start after-marketing
- Flag poles installed and flags a flying....
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Awesome
congratulations
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Congrats G and i wish you and @Madame-Buttonfly many save trips
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Awesome!!!
Velas y buen viento capitan!!!
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Many congratulation @Giles & @Madame-Buttonfly
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Still have the engine issue, took SAKURA out this morning hoping that it had miraculously resolved itself, but when we put the engine under load, it cut out. I think that we have managed to get an engineer to agree to meet us at the boat tomorrow. I am pretty sure that the problem is relatively minor, but I do not want to nullify the warranty, so need an official Volvo Penta engineer.
I think that we are now trackable. Let me know:
Go here:
Go to "Search Ships/Ports" on the top right, and enter our MMSI number - 232046961. You can search for SAKURA but there are loads of boats called SAKURA.
