Back where she belongs
South Pacific Familyadventure 2008
Claes Brodin
Sat 25 Oct 2025 18:08
After one week of hard work in "sauna conditions" (aircons don´t work when on the hard) Dora Mac was ready to go back into the water externally clean and with new antifoul (Seajet).
The day of relaunch is always a day of tension with two major concerns going back in the water. Will she leak (prop. shaft,rudder axis) ? Will the engine start and if so-is the seawater pump working ?
It all worked well and Cpt Paul (the manager of the marina) helped us as a deckhand to our wet berth where we will spend another week preparing the boat before heading to Renaissance Marina waiting for good weather.
Checking out from Airbnb moving onboard the boat means all domestic live aboard systems will be started up and hopefully working.



