Date/time: Jan 26, 2006 12:00 local Position at noon: 34°09' S & 067°25' E noon to noon: 139.7 nm Avg. speed: 6.3 kts Course bearing: 92°T Sea state & wx: N 20 kts, NE 11 feet, sunny periods & some cloud Crew: Ben, Brad, & Kevin Days: 14 days from East London Goal: to Fremantle Australia To go: about 2700 nm Remarks: We brought 1400 liters(370 US gal) of extra fuel, we normally carry 3800 lt (1000 US gal). 55 hp Kubota has failed 4 times, 1 was Kubota's fault. Once Sept 04 at Active pass BC with Max tide running, was a poor plug from engine supplier that should have been soldered at install. Second was faulty solonoid shut off 10 miles north of Barrow AK. Third was fuel lines sucking air, my fault at 10 miles out of Cape Town. Fourth was a broken motor mount 100 miles south of Cape of Good Hope, Although this looked good to me at installation, there was obviously too much vibration. Only one engine no doubt increases risk. All is going very well. Ben, Brad, & Kevin -- Ben Gray Idlewild Custom Buehler 55 Home port: Dunvegan, Alberta http://www.idlewildexpedition.ca/ http://dieselducks.com/Idelwild.html http://www.trawlersandtrawlering.com/ http://www.kubota.com