First overnight trip

Well, we finally did our first overnight trip on our trawler conversion. *Very much like camping on the sea but great fun none the less. *We went south of Phuket originally planning to anchor at an island about 22 NM from our mooring. *However we were late leaving, it was quite rough and I had no lights wired up on the boat so needed to anchor before dark and give myself some time to connect some lights, so we stopped at an island a little over half way there for the night. *

This part was the first run in unprotected waters for me with this boat with any kind of swell and wind and I was happy with the way the boat handled it, especially towing our 22 foot fibreglass Panga behind.

After temporarily wiring up a bunch of the LED lights I bought months ago and a couple of Hella turbo fans in the cabin it all started to seem a little more homely. *I was really happy to see the kids enjoying it and they all slept well along with my wife.


The next morning I got up early to move onto our original destination and found out why most people have anchor winches! *I think I want one of those drum type winches with a hydraulic drive the guys are talking about in an other topic right now. *I do know of one second hand one that is available here but it would need some modifications to make it small enough to fit my foredeck. *But I guess that should wait till after beds, toilet and cooking/washing facilities.


After a half day on a deserted beach we spent the afternoon cruising back to Phuket. *All in all a successful first overnight trip. *Here are some pics.


Cheers, Leon.

Having followed your build and seen so many photos of your improvements, ending with an offshore cruise, has been very satisfying for me. Congratulations on a job well done!

You, sir, are living the life!* Love the shot of the munchkin in the anchor chain basket.

- Darrell

Same thing Seahorse said, its been great watching you build the boat and now out cruising. That is one beautiful boat.
Mike
Baton Rouge

Thanks guys. *There will be one more build session coming up, but probably still a couple of months away yet as I need to build up the kitty a little first.

Cheers, Leon.

One more build session? you know they ain't never Done!

Classy conversion CONGRATS!