Update...

Weekend update.

Quite a few jobs to get done before I head back to the office (and before winter sets in). First up was fitting the new steering wheel and connecting the Aries wind vane wheel drum.

After that, the steering cables needed to be run down into boat. This week we're set to build a box to house them, and I'll connect them up to the steering quadrant.

The Aries wheel drum then needed connecting to the Aries wind vane, which took a bit of imagination and some line.

And the SSB aerial finally got connected and tested. This will allow us to receive basic emails and weather updates from anywhere in the world.

 

I then had to take the weekend (1 of 2) doing my Day Skipper as Portugal and Spain now require an ICC licence. 30kts of breeze made the Solent quite choppy but we got some sailing in and this time next week, we'll have all the qualifications needed to depart.

So that's this week's update. Planning on spending the next few days connecting the aft deck steering and fitting doors within the boat, then Day Skip weekend #2 and a few days off.

28 weeks to go....