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 _________________________________________________________________ Get Hilary Duffs homepage with her photos, music, and more. http://www.live.com/?addtemplate=hilary&ocid=T001MSN30A0701