[PUP] Chartwell arrived in Cape Town

[Larry Briggs]

Hello,
We have arrived in Cape Town & are moored at the V & A waterfront marina; 
right in the center of things & close to downtown Cape Town. I spent 5 
months here last time aboard Chartwell & already see that it will be hard to 
pry me & the crew away from this place. I have several "upgrade" projects to 
do here including installation of a new Isuzu 85 hp engine in the engine 
room which I bought in Malaysia; it will be a dedicated  hydraulic power pak 
which will be used to turn the main shaft in the very unlikely event of a 
main engine failure. Plans are to leave here in March for Rio, another place 
that will be hard to get away from !  This Cummins 855M2 main engine has run 
flawlessly during the 9 years that I have owned the boat but it will be 
comforting to have some sort of "alternate propulsion" system if it ever 
developes a problem. The  engine people in Malaysia estimate that it should  
push the Chartwell @5 knots in a moderate seaway running at 1800 RPM.
We will see. Best regards,
Larry Briggs

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