76 Yacht "France" Feb 13 Started the engine at daylight and set a course for Hull Isl. Engine giving trouble now & then. Moderate N.W. breeze all day. 6/13 P.M. Anchored at Carry Isl in Lortuecue Strait in 15 fms, thick rain. Squally from midnight. Feb 14 At 2 A.M. gave her 13 fms more chain. 6/25 P.M. Weve up & proceeded through Lortuecue Strait and then steered along the coast for Samari. 10/30 Arrived Sanol anchored off the wharf. The doctor & customs officer boarded and granted pratique. Dr Beck & myself then went on shore to see about the slip. At 2 1/2 P.M. we love up & proceeded over to Handley's Slip at which place we arrived & anchored at 2 1/45. We immediately started landing all the gear from the hold, unbent the sails etc and took them to a shed alongside the slip. Fine during the night. Feb 15 Continued landing ships gear and also ballast from fore hold with the assistance of 6 shore labour. Cleared up the hold in afternoon. Sticks at work taking down the engine. A vessel was taken up on the slip this afternoon and we must wait till she comes off. Feb 16 The crew scuttled the ship round outside and afterwards did the paintwork inside Vessel pumped out daily as required.