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Returning home and first docking mishap

July 6, 2016Matt Leave a comment

Well, first docking mishap to cause damage I should say. Ugh. So let’s get to it – after a lovely weekend at Orcas Island (where I saw several firework displays) and ate some oysters (I had one that was too… Continue reading →

Maintenance, Sailing accident, crunch, docking, gudgeon, hunter 36, orcas

Fixing engine coolant pump and an amazing days sailing

July 4, 2016Matt 6 Comments

I guess my titles are becoming more and more literal. Soon it’s gonna devolve down to ‘I did a Thing and then another Thing’. Anyway. My original plan was to head to Orcas island on Friday 1st July. This is… Continue reading →

Maintenance, Sailing 2qm20, engine, gudgeon, hunter 36, orcas island, pump, sailing

Summer 2016 so far

June 21, 2016Matt 2 Comments

I haven’t updated for a while because I’ve been really tired, was on a business trip and <insert excuse here> So here are some things that happened recently in no real order Had my fourth broach/knockdown. This one was on… Continue reading →

Maintenance, Sailing blerghhh, gudgeon, hunter 36, portland island, summer

Farewell sweet prince~

June 6, 2016Matt 5 Comments

So, although I love my porta-bote when it was up and workin’, actually putting the 10′ boat together was a pain on the foredeck, especially with the solar panels there now. With this in mind, I traded my 10′ for… Continue reading →

Maintenance dinghy, evinrude, gudgeon, hunter 36, outboard, porta-bote

Solar Install Part 2: Installing the first 200 watts of the system

May 18, 2016Matt 4 Comments

Dumb title but didn’t know what else to call it – as it’s not the last bit of solar I’ll install. As mentioned in the previous post on this topic I’d got hold of a couple 100 watt panels and an… Continue reading →

Maintenance, Solar Install controller, gudgeon, hunter 36, solar, solar install, solar panels

Upgrading battery bank + mantus goodies

April 25, 2016Matt 5 Comments

As mentioned in my last post, one of the things I was doing was a cheap increase in battery bank size to tide me over to next year (and lithiums). Originally, I was going to get two 6v golf cart… Continue reading →

Maintenance anchor, battery, electrics, gudgeon, hunter 36, mantus

Solar Install Part 1: Planning

April 19, 2016Matt 8 Comments

So after spending at least a year whining that my battery bank is too small, I can’t generate power etc etc I’ve decided to FINALLY do something about it, spurred on by the discovery of $130 6V 220 AH batteries… Continue reading →

Maintenance, Solar Install battery, gudgeon, hunter 36, panels, solar

Bleeding a Yanmar 2QM20

April 6, 2016Matt 13 Comments

This is pretty much an FYI post, as it took me a while to figure this out. This is NOT the procedure in the manual, but works a ton better! Basically there are TWO places to bleed it, labeled here.… Continue reading →

Maintenance, Uncategorized, Yanmar 2QM20 2qm20, bleed engine, engine, gudgeon, hunter 36, yanmar

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Next, the canal!
This morning I rounded Punta Mariato, the furthest This morning I rounded Punta Mariato, the furthest south I'll be on this trip. From now on, every mile will take me back to BC (sometimes somewhat obliquely and via two oceans, the NWP and the canal but still!)

The hardest parts are yet to come but after two and a half years,  I'm homeward bound.

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Goodbye Costa Rica, from helping a local get a gia Goodbye Costa Rica, from helping a local get a giant iguana out of their pool to marlins launching themselves out of the water, the wildlife and the people did not disappoint. What a lovely place!

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