Lord Jim" Rebuilding a part of History

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Being a yacht Captain, returning home to Australia from the Caribbean and the USA for the past six years, I quickly found work in Brisbane Ship Yards.

A young English Captain approached me about a British Flagged yacht called "Lord Jim", which was leaving after three years, He then joined as a deck hand and ended up as the only person left on board after crossing the ocean.

The vessel was at a marina Marina in the Whitsundays, Queensland. It wanted an available Yacht Captain take it to Thailand via The Great Barrier Reef and Cape York. The brochure looked great, as they always do.

It was an old Camper & Nicholson made in 1977 it had a steel hull with aluminum sub structure which was riveted together.

I gave him a CV and forgot about it till I got a call from the owner who was psychologist in the performance coaching business .Of course he was a very convincing man. I took the job.

Arrived at the marina I saw the boat, an quickly realized I was Conned It was very badly looked after, which presented some problems.

The Boat was completely un seaworthy and most of the systems broken down. The Australian Cruise Permit was expired as well as the Ships Registration, the hull and crew insurance expired and the radio licenses expired. Also to this the safety equipment was way out of date.

The old Captain left two days later with the owners disputing his return ticket to England.

As a relief captain Phuket started the rebuild paying bills with my own money to save face, as the promised boat money and boat credit card never arrived.

About 2 Years later I arrived in Thailand. I even continued to restore the vessel to her past glory with all systems running and on a limited budget and lots of problems for several more months.

Refitting this boat has bought great happiness to me and I am Proud of my efforts.

About the Author

Author John Jackson writes for relief captain Phuket a business that has great information on Phuket , Bali and South East Asia as well as presenting available yacht captain which is a particularly difficult position to fill and need the right person.

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<h1>Lord Jim" Rebuilding a part of History</h1> <p> Being a yacht Captain, returning home to Australia from the Caribbean and the USA for the past six years, I quickly found work in Brisbane Ship Yards.<br /><br /> A young English Captain approached me about a British Flagged yacht called "Lord Jim", which was leaving after three years, He then joined as a deck hand and ended up as the only person left on board after crossing the ocean.<br /><br /> The vessel was at a marina Marina in the Whitsundays, Queensland. It wanted an available Yacht Captain take it to Thailand via The Great Barrier Reef and Cape York. The brochure looked great, as they always do.<br /><br /> It was an old Camper & Nicholson made in 1977 it had a steel hull with aluminum sub structure which was riveted together.<br /><br /> I gave him a CV and forgot about it till I got a call from the owner who was psychologist in the performance coaching business .Of course he was a very convincing man. I took the job.<br /><br /> Arrived at the marina I saw the boat, an quickly realized I was Conned It was very badly looked after, which presented some problems.<br /><br /> The Boat was completely un seaworthy and most of the systems broken down. The Australian Cruise Permit was expired as well as the Ships Registration, the hull and crew insurance expired and the radio licenses expired. Also to this the safety equipment was way out of date.<br /><br /> The old Captain left two days later with the owners disputing his return ticket to England.<br /><br /> As a relief captain Phuket started the rebuild paying bills with my own money to save face, as the promised boat money and boat credit card never arrived.<br /><br /> About 2 Years later I arrived in Thailand. I even continued to restore the vessel to her past glory with all systems running and on a limited budget and lots of problems for several more months.<br /><br /> Refitting this boat has bought great happiness to me and I am Proud of my efforts. <h2>About the Author</h2> Author John Jackson writes for <a href="http://www.dugongclubmarine.com/">relief captain Phuket</a> a business that has great information on Phuket , Bali and South East Asia as well as presenting <a href="http://www.dugongclubmarine.com/">available yacht captain</a> which is a particularly difficult position to fill and need the right person. </p>

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