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Restoration of a Hallberg Rassy 352

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Time to catch up

January 3, 2018 by Richard Allen 2 Comments

My excuses... Wow, it has been such a long time since my last post. I have been considering what to do with the blog for a while. It's probably no surprise that I have found I get more people watching the you tube videos I post than people reading this blog. In fact it's probably only my Mum … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Projects, teak deck removal, Transport Tagged With: boat transport, GRP repairs, Hallberg Rassy, Hallberg Rassy 352, HR352, teak deck removal

Wanda has finally arrived

August 12, 2017 by Richard Allen Leave a Comment

More hiccups Nothing in life is simple; particularly moving a storm damaged boat from the Caribbean to the UK. I was expecting a few hiccups along the way, but the past few months of waiting for Wanda to arrive has been quite frustrating. First came the unexpected detour to Miama, including the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Transport Tagged With: Hallberg Rassy, HR352, Storm damage, Wanda

Delays

July 3, 2017 by Richard Allen Leave a Comment

The shipping agent had just called me to let me know the cradle was held up in Miami waiting to clear customs. Miami? Apparently Miami was a transit stop on the outbound route from the UK to Sint Maarten. Therefore the cradle was subject to inspection and customs clearance. Unfortunately the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: The beginning, Transport Tagged With: Antifouling, Hallberg Rassy, HR352, Wanda

Flat-rack shipping

June 30, 2017 by Richard Allen Leave a Comment

Wheels are in motion Great, everything was lined up finally to bring Wanda to the UK, where I could restore her to her former glory. The cradle would be delivered to the marine yard in Sint Maarten end of February according to the sailing schedule. The yard would then load Wanda on to the cradle, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: The beginning, Transport Tagged With: corner castings, Flat-rack shipping, HR352

Getting all the ducks lined up

June 28, 2017 by Richard Allen Leave a Comment

RO/RO from Guadeloupe I had wanted to move Wanda with RO/RO, as that was a process I was familiar with. Also the initial quotes were fairly good. Sint Maarten was not equipped with RO/RO dock facilities however,  the closest facility was in Guadeloupe.  If I could get Wanda to Guadeloupe there was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: The beginning, Transport Tagged With: Flat-rack shipping, HR352, RO/RO, Wanda

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