I suck at salmon fishing
It’s true – this weekend I hooked FIVE salmon and only got one in the boat, and that one was tiny so I just lifted it in. That makes 6 salmon in total hooked and 1 boated, meaning I’m batting… Continue reading
Maintenance
Securing the fridge
So after that rather rough sail where the fridge/freezer decided to launch itself onto the floor and put a rather large dent in it (the floor, not the fridge), I decided that ‘balancing it on the side’ wasn’t the best… Continue reading
More running rigging work
After yesterdays escapade, where I got to see what it would look like if the inside of my cabin went through a tumble drier, today I decided to try to hook up some kind of reefing system. I ended up… Continue reading
Adding RADAR MARPA and learning to tie stuff down
Last Saturday will go down in history. Children will cheer, church bells will ring, and it will forever be known as The Day I Finished The Mast Wiring. I had finished almost everything a month or so ago, but to… Continue reading
Fixing engine compartment side wall
Since I got the boat, I’d been meaning to do this. Finally, after I found a piece of wood that looked like it was part of the wall, I decided to finally get off my arse and do it … Continue reading
Weekend wrapup
First, I managed to get the chartplotter -> laptop working. What had happened is that my NSS came with a piece of paper saying that the wiring in the manual was wrong and to use the one on the paper.… Continue reading
One of those days
Ever have one of those days where everything you try to do doesn’t work? Yeah. First I started to rebed 2 more of my chainplates. Got most of the way through, and then ran out of resin. Ugh. So then… Continue reading
Redoing the main sheet block system
Quick starting note: I am a COMPLETE NOVICE at rigging so if anyone reading spots anything egregious please let me know! This is what my old block system for the main sheet looked like (non-sailor note: the main sheet is the… Continue reading