Or maybe it’s called a rope clutch? I DUNNO. Anyway, it’s the thing that holds lines fast and makes line handling a million times easier, especially single handed. No HILARIOUS JOKES this entry because installing this thing was MAD boring… Continue reading
One thing I’ve meant to do for a while is sort out the running rigging inside the boom. The boat came with the outhaul (thing that tensions the bottom of the sail by pulling it ‘out’) reef line and the… Continue reading
After a few weeks off over the christmas holiday period, it was time to get back on the ol’ windvane horse and once again cover the inside of my cabin with tiny razor sharp pieces of metal. First up: … Continue reading
Heading indicator, electronic compass, same thing. Basically it figures out what way the boat is facing and can interface with other instruments to provide MARPA data (where my radar tracks targets) and radar overlay. And, most importantly, sends heading data… Continue reading
More nerd stuff I am afraid. Probably the last for a while though! After installing the GoFree Wifi I had to permanently install all the wiring. Unfortunately, I had too many ethernet ports now, so I had to get a switch for… Continue reading
Next up was parts 5A + B You can see the ‘before’ and ‘after’ below You have to make two lots of these. Not really much to say about this, as it’s very similar to part 4. One thing I… Continue reading
WARNING: NERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRDDDD SHIT FOLLOWS So I got this thing. It’s a Simrad Gofree wifi wireless router. When hooked up it allows you to have the complete MFD display on a tablet/phone. Also you can control everything from there! Cool hey?… Continue reading
Basically I think this is my life from now on. HOPE YOU LIKE READING ABOUT FIDDLY BITS OF METAL. Actually I was originally going to triumphantly write about how i got my discount Raymarine speed transducer to work on NMEA2000,… Continue reading