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| Views from Wizard on our way to Papeete for a haul-out. |
July 15 2013
We’re supposed to leaving French Polynesia in four days when our American Visa expires, but we are hauled out on the hard in Papeete getting our bottom painted!
After hitting the coral head last month, we decided to have the boat hauled out and really check for damage. Also, we needed to put in a new depth sounder.
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| Wizard in straps at Technimarine for a bottom job! |
And the bottom anti-fouling paint was looking kind of thin in places. All these reasons added up to a haul out. Another reason is we will be selling Wizard when we get to Australia- it will be a good selling point to have new paint on her bottom!
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| The coral damage...minor scrapes! |
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| looks worse that it is...just paint flaked off at impact point...good news! |
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A large catamaran who also hit coral...more damage...some holes to patch!
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| Back in after paint job! |
Yes…we are talking about the end of our journey! The plan is to sail to Australia, somewhere near Brisbane on the Sunshine Coast to visit this wonderful country.
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