A few big jobs this week - namely wiring the solar & wind generators directly to the batteries and fitting some more insulating foam to the engine bay. More on that later.
After a frustrating Friday sweating and swearing at the boat, we made a last minute decision to head to Cowes on Saturday. Hot & sunny makes for great sunbathing conditions, but alas, no so great for sailing. So in 6kts of wind, we bobbed over to Cowes, with the occasional bit of motorsailing added in [.....]
This weekend was spent doing final prep before we cast off the lines for our trip to the CI's (scheduled for either end of this week or next).
First up, photos from last week's project of fitting sliding shelves into the aft wardrobes. Yes, we lose some space but the value of being able to access everything easily far outweighs that...
Next up, I wanted a table in the wheelhouse for eating breakfast at, playing scrabble, etc, so after rummaging through the aluminium spares shelf, [.....]
Although not by boat.... We'll get to that shortly though.
This past weekend was spent doing more prep work; Friday we visited the chap supplying our SSB system, as well as giving the Dickinson one final chance to work properly. Having cleaned it and checked the flow rate, all went well for 45 mins. About a minute later though, black smoke, orange / yellow flame and time to shut down again. Needless to say, it's now on ebay and I'm still bewildered as to how diesel cookers [.....]
This is a brilliant video that really captures the essence of living aboard. No-one needs shorepower, a billion gadgets or for that matter, a plan....
http://vimeo.com/94842405 [.....]
With the British summer in full swing (ie. some sun, interspersed with rain showers) we were somewhat limited this weekend with what could actually be achieved. Time for some inside projects then.
Number one on the list was fitting a greaser for each of the prop shafts. For the non-boaty's out there, what they do is keep the prop shafts lubricated via means of a manual screw pump. Motor for an hour or two, give the greaser a twist or two. Nice & easy. This also gave [.....]
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