I do not class myself as a sailor, I am more of a seafarer or seaman. Over the years I have developed deep respect for the marine environment. In some respects, you could call me an environmentalist, I believe we need to preserve our environment from harm while at the same time maintaining a practical balance with human needs. Read about my adventures at www.truce.nz.
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DENTAL REPAIRS IN PNG
#Cruising#dental clinic#dentist#diesel#dinghy#filling#Fuel#Hospital#Jerry Cans#Kavieng#new Ireland#PNG#provisioning#rig inspection#sailing#Single Handed#solo sailing#stores#Truce#windex
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WEEVILS CAUSE BROKEN TOOTH
#adventure#baking#broken tooth#Cape Entrance#Challenger reef#clearance#clipper wind#Cruising#customs#dentist#flour#immigration#Kavieng#Manaus island#Ndromalmal Station#New Hanover#Philippines#PNG#Puerto Princesa#sailing#sailing.#single handed sailing#solo sailing#stove top bread#travel#weevils#wind instrument#windex#yacht truce
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SAILORS INVISABLE TOOL SYNDROME (SITS)
#boat#clamps#Cruising#invisable tool#maintenance#repairs#sailing#selants#Single Handed#spares#syndrome#tools#yacht
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THE NINIGO ISLANDS ARE WONDERFUL
#adventure#Bush Chicken Eggs#Cruising#Hermit islands#Jowan island#Lunar Rainbow#Manaus#Manaus island#Moon rainbow#Moonbow#Ninigo Islands#PNG#sailing#sailing canoes#sailing.#solo sailing#travel
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A VERY CHALLENGING SAIL
#adventure#Biak#calms#Cruising#Jayapura#liveaboard#Longan island#Ninigo#Nirmala Resort#Oscar#Papua#sailing single handed#sailing.#squalls#Stanley#travel
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BIAK AND MORE MAINTENANCE
#adventure#anchor fouled#Biak#broken snubber#chafe#Cruising#diver#Indonesia#mainsail slugs#mainsail track#maintenance#Nirmala Resort#Pacific#preventer#sailing#sailing.#snubber hook#squalls#travel
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IS THE BASILAN STRAIT SAFE?
#Abu Sayyaf#adventure#Basilan Strait#Biak#Bolaye anchorage#Celebes Sea#coastguard#Cruising#DavaoPapue New Guinea#equator#fuel pump#Indonesia#Jolo#Kaimba#kidnapping#liveaboard#Mindanao#Morotai Island#Nirmala Resort#Philippines#piracy#Puerto Princesa#sailing#sailing.#Talud#travel#Truce#Windy#Zamboanga
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CROSSING THE SULU SEA TWICE
#Abanico Yacht Club#adventure#anchor#Bonbonon#chain plates#chain stopper#cooling water#Cruising#engine#Epoxy Bandage#exhaust#fuel lift pump#harbour#Mindanao#mooring#motoring#nasa clipper wireless wind#Negros Island#Oziti vacuum cleaner#palawan#Philippines#Puerto Princesa#sailing#sailing.#Sulu Sea#travel#Wind#wooden oars#Zamboanga
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Repairs and Maintenance in Puerto Princesa
#Beer#delivery valve o rings#Epoxy Bandage#exhaust mixing elbow#gel battery#Lead Carbon Battery#NASA clipper wind#Norski wood treatment#Philippines#Puerto Princesa#rudder#sails#Solomon Islands#west epoxy#wet wood
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PUERTO PRINCESA - HAPPY DAYS
#Abanico Yacht Club#bats#customs#decant#Gas bottle#horizon sun charters#Hyde Sails Cebu#immigration#Mainsail#mooring#palawan#Puerto princessa#sail repairs#sailrite#sanitation#seaplane hanger#sebang#squalls#swallows#tricycle#Truce#underground river#windex#Yankee
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3GM30F FUEL INJECTOR PUMP LEAK REMEDY
#boating#compression levers#coolant hoses#Cruising#delivery o-ring#delivery valve retainer#diesel#diesel leak#engine#fuel line suction#hard starting#injector line#injector pump leak#injector pumps#Injectors#leakage#o-ring#part number 124550-51370#sailing.#travel#yacht.#Yanmar 3GM30F#yanmar 3gm30f parts catalogue#yanmar engine manual
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SAILING FROM KUDAT TO PUERTO PRINCESA
#Abanico Yacht Club#adventure#Cruising#daysail#Kudat#Malano Island#Malaysia#palawan#Philippines#Philippines Coastguard#Puerto Princesa#Pulau Banggi#sailing#sailing.#single handed sailing#travel#Truce#yacht
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BORNEO - LABUAN TO KUDAT
#birdsong#Borneo#Cruising#Kampong Ambong#Kelambu Bay#Kota Belud#Kota Kinabulu#Kudat#Labuan#Malaysia#Marina#palawan#Philippines#sailing#Single Handed#Tiga Island#turtles#Usukan Cove
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MIRI TO LABUAN AND NEAR DISASTER
#Chimney Bay#dragging anchor#duty free#Exhaust elbow#Labuan#Miri#sailing#Single Handed#Squall#yacht truce
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DRAGGING ANCHOR, SQUALLS AND SAIL DAMAGE
#AIS#anchor dragging#becalmed#Cat Museum#customs#immigration#Kuching#Miri#Sail damage#sailing single handed#Santubong#Squall#Staysail#Yankee
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INTO THE SOUTH CHINA SEA - OVERHEATING ENGINE AND ROCK DODGING

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#Arabian Gulf#asia#Belitung#China#Cruising Yacht#Engine Overheating#Exhaust elbow#Flag#Indonesia#Java Sea#Kuching#Malaysia#Pulau Temaju#raw water pump#Rock Awash#Santubong#Sarawak#South China Sea#Squally Weather#squid boats#Strainer#travel#Truce
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PREPARING TO DEPART INDONESIA

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#adventure#Baby Turtles#Belitung#Borneo#clearance#Cruising#customs#diving contractore#Harbour Master#Hull Cleaning#immigration#Indonesia#Port Health#Pressure Guage#provisions#sailing#sailing.#Spinnaker Ple#Tanjung Pandan#Tourist Boat#travel#turtles#underwater#Water Maker
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