Cautiously Optimistic
We will start into the new week being cautiously optimistic.
Tropical Storm
Chaba was the first tropical storm coming close to Hong Kong this year. But we were well prepared, sitting tight …
Read MoreAfter Sales Service
Seahorse Marine’s concept of after sales service
Should you ever sign a contract with this shipyard, let me quickly give you an idea about their “After Sales Service”.
In previous posts I …
Read MoreETERNAUT Fuel System
It is just amazing how many faults this boat had when it arrived. It is said that every new built yacht has problems… but this bad?
Anyway, one of the major …
Read MoreChanging MMSI, VHF Sailor 6222
I managed to change the MMSI of my VHF Sailor 6222.
It has been a long and daunting task.
The shipyard had installed the radios into the overhead panel before placing …
Read MoreSea Trial
Sea trials are an important part of yacht commissioning.
Usually they are undertaken with shipyard personnel and before yacht acceptance.
Seahorse Marine had performed two Sea Trials and fooled me that everything …
Read MoreWell behind schedule
It has been four weeks since Eternaut has arrived Hong Kong.
Last weeks had been super busy, I haven’t had any time to update this blog.
We are running well behind schedule. …
Read MoreEternaut has arrived
After 5 years and 8 months construction time Eternaut has arrived Hong Kong.
As it is weekend we expect to receive the final import papers next week. Only thereafter I …
Read MoreShipyard
Seahorse Marine
We had visited the old Seahorse Marine shipyard in China several times before signing the contract. There were a few finished hulls of Diesel Duck 462, Sedan 462, …
Read MoreDiesel Swan 55
Let me introduce you to chosen design and equipment of this boat to match our requirement for independent worldwide cruising.
Diesel Swan 55
George Buehler designed this boat …
Read MoreChoosing a Yacht (2)
Over the period of many years we had been to a lot of boat shows and visited a few shipyards. I could have never imagined that choosing a yacht was …
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