HIva Oa

I spent 10 days in the port town of Atuona on the island of Hiva Oa. Mostly to deal with official arrival, provisions, fuel and have a meal served to me after 8 weeks!.  I took advantage of the waiting periods between official acts by renting a car and traveling about Hiva Oa’s few dispersed communities. Geography […]

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New Bottom Paint

date April 15, 2022 After power washing her bottom I found that about 25% of the bottom paint peeled off to existing  barrier coat. This is compared to losing 10% three years ago with the same process. So, I decided to do the big job and strip all bottom paint down to the barrier coat, […]

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