Searching for the cure
So there were like a billion ‘cure’ jokes I could have put here but I decided on the one above. You are welcome. Long and short of it, temperatures have plummeted and it’s too cold for the marine-tex to fully… Continue reading
Maintenance
Installing the heater Flue part 2: Brrrrrrr
So I woke up the next morning to find a small hole from the centre of the hole saw in the ceiling and snow on the ground GREAT. So I carried on with the hole saw and managed to finally get… Continue reading
Installing the heater Flue part 1: Making a mess
So with all the parts of my heater in place, it was time to install the Flue! First, I marked off the length I needed to saw off the pipe. Then I cut the pipe with my beasty electric saw… Continue reading
Planning for an electric engine conversion
One of the dreams of mine is to replace the diesel engine with an electric one. Electric engines are amazing and provide far more torque at low speed, are a lot more reliable and are quiet/non-polluting. There is one big… Continue reading
Last piece of heater arrived finally
Yay! Now to wait for it to stop raining continuously so I can drill + seal hole in roof
Rainbows and Refrigerators
Today, I ran all the wire for the fridge/freezer, so instead of plugging into AC power it now runs off DC power, i.e my battery. So I can keep beer and icecream available even while out at sea! My panel… Continue reading
Top 5 mistakes thus far
Well, this is a learning experience. Here are my top 5 mistakes so far 1) Not replacing the suspiciously loose plastic paddle wheel when I was hauled out the first time This started leaking as soon as I went back… Continue reading
Refrigeration
The boat came with an ice box originally, that had been converted to a powered refrigerator with some ancient 12v conversion kit. The problem was that the ice box compartment itself was huge and not insulated (!) meaning that… Continue reading