http://feeds.tripsailor.com/rss/2306-blog-brisbane-to-torres-straits Scarborough to Sandy Straits to Lady Musgrave to Middle Percy to Mackay to Magnetic Island to Cairns to Cooktown to Thursday Island to Lizard Island to Cairns to Mackay to Whitsundays to Great Keppel Island to Bundaberg to Scarborough en-US Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:00:00 +0200 http://www.tripsailor.com/blogs/2306-brisbane-to-torres-straits/posts/12224-the_countdown_begins http://www.tripsailor.com/blogs/2306-brisbane-to-torres-straits/posts/12224-the_countdown_begins Ed Barker -27.0004 153.495 geo:lat=-27.0004 geo:long=153.495 -27.0004 153.495 <div class="maincontent"><p>The engine room has been overhauled, with new main and secondary fuel filters, new fuel lift pump, ventilation in the engine room re engineered, al... Mon, 12 Jan 2009 09:50:00 +0100 http://www.tripsailor.com/blogs/2306-brisbane-to-torres-straits/posts/11432-preperation http://www.tripsailor.com/blogs/2306-brisbane-to-torres-straits/posts/11432-preperation Ed Barker <div class="maincontent"><p>MV Waiben is now up on the slip at Deagon Slipways, water blasting the barnacles and application of anti fouling, fitting a new transducer and thor... Sun, 11 Jan 2009 09:40:00 +0100 http://www.tripsailor.com/blogs/2306-brisbane-to-torres-straits/posts/10739-sea_trials http://www.tripsailor.com/blogs/2306-brisbane-to-torres-straits/posts/10739-sea_trials Ed Barker <div class="maincontent"><p>we have circumnavigated Moreton Island testing out the new systems and crew awareness. We left Scarborough and organised the pontoon at the Little ... Sun, 21 Dec 2008 09:30:00 +0100 http://www.tripsailor.com/blogs/2306-brisbane-to-torres-straits/posts/10664-brisbane_to_torres_straits http://www.tripsailor.com/blogs/2306-brisbane-to-torres-straits/posts/10664-brisbane_to_torres_straits Ed Barker <div class="maincontent"><p>I purchased the Historic &quot;Waiben&quot; in February 2007 in Mackay.</p><p>The vessel is a 1949 Norman Wright built pilot ve...<img src="http://cdn.tripsailor.com/thumbnails/0000/4701/0002/8369/9c99856415766_thumb.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 1px; margin: 5px;" /><img src="http://cdn.tripsailor.com/thumbnails/0000/4701/0002/8370/b737b472b06c0_thumb.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 1px; margin: 5px;" /><img src="http://cdn.tripsailor.com/thumbnails/0000/4701/0002/8371/2fbb995fa09a7_thumb.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 1px; margin: 5px;" /><img src="http://cdn.tripsailor.com/thumbnails/0000/4701/0002/8372/e1cd661e8ac44_thumb.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 1px; margin: 5px;" /><img src="http://cdn.tripsailor.com/thumbnails/0000/4701/0002/8373/e745f53f62564_thumb.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 1px; margin: 5px;" />