This weekend it was nice out, so I decided to work on the spinnaker pole. It was a second hand one and was a foot or so too long, making it tricky to handle. First I cut it down to… Continue reading
I needed to pick up some stuff from Orcas island, namely Drag link for autopilot (last piece I need!) Curtain stuff to finish all 9 remaining curtains a safety cuff thing to put on prop shaft in case of gearbox… Continue reading
So the other day I attempted to make a curtain for the first time (not counting the time where I attempted to by hand, cut myself and broke my phone by bleeding on it). Note the word ‘attempting’. First attempt,… Continue reading
Last bit of this project – replacing the throttle and shifter cables. Much like almost all trilogies, this post will be the worst one in the series. I am very tired. My new cables were picked up – here are… Continue reading
So having pulled everything out, the trick was now to put everything back. Originally I was worried that all the parts were going to be hard to find, but they were all in the local marine store. Who also lent… Continue reading
Part one, aka pulling all the stuff out. ‘But Matthew’, I hear you cry, ‘didn’t you just spend a ton of time messing around with cables when you were hauled out?’ Nice memory, and yes I did. However, that was… Continue reading
After fiddling around with the steering system, the next day was redoing the bottom paint. Bottom paint is a certain type that contains copper, and is designed to stop marine life attaching itself to the bottom of your boat, slowing… Continue reading
Now that title has driven away everyone not looking for tips on how to do a particular procedure on a 36′ cherubini hunter, lets get to it. It was time for the annual haulout, a procedure that last time was… Continue reading