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Cushions!

June 18, 2014Matt 1 Comment

So yeah! My V berth cushions have two out of the 3 done! And one of the sofas has the bottom cushions done! The colour and the material looks really good – I basically followed the advice of the lady… Continue reading →

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Removing the old refrigeration system

June 9, 2014Matt Leave a comment

Today, I decided to pull out the old refrigeration system. It was rusted to SHIT, and I had no idea if it even worked or not – and it looked like it wasn’t very efficient. Also, I am going to… Continue reading →

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Installing the Galvanic Isolator and finishing off the AC

June 6, 2014Matt 1 Comment

With the panel mounted, and all the outlets wired, the only thing left to do was to install the galvanic isolator and connect the outlet wires to the panel. First, the GI, which looks like this.   This interrupts the… Continue reading →

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Moving

June 4, 2014Matt 2 Comments

I’ve been so busy I haven’t had a chance to update this until now. When I said I had 3 days until I moved – I actually only had two. I found out on Friday night that I had to… Continue reading →

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Mounting the panel – part 3

June 2, 2014Matt Leave a comment

Next up – sanding and painting   I didn’t take many photos here, because I was too busy trying not to drip paint everywhere. Here you can see i’ve taped off the parts I don’t want painted however. Chloe did… Continue reading →

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Three days left until move in date

May 30, 2014Matt Leave a comment

Am I ready? No. I have no power, running water, cushions or refrigeration. Or heat. However, I am hoping to get AC power by then, and then DC power shortly afterwards, and then the plumbing shouldn’t take too long… On… Continue reading →

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Mounting the panel – part 2

May 28, 2014Matt Leave a comment

Next day – more panel work. It didn’t quite fit, so I cut some more holes to slightly customize the hole, ending up with   Next, I filled all the holes with marine-tex (with the exception of the big circular… Continue reading →

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Mounting the panel – Part 1

May 26, 2014Matt Leave a comment

It was time to mount the new electrical panel Here is the old panel Here it is removed   The problem was the new panel had a lot larger back footprint, which meant I had to cut out some more… Continue reading →

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Panama Canal Part 2 Panama Canal Part 2
A couple of weeks ago I made it through the Panama A couple of weeks ago I made it through the Panama Canal, which was a pretty crazy 17 hour day. There are 6 locks in total, divided into 3 groups - 3 locks are at the start, then you end up driving through a manmade channel for miles, before emerging into a manmade lake.

The whole day was so full of huge ships and challenging situations but the feeling of emerging into a NEW OCEAN on the other side is pretty unbelievable

#sailing #sailboat
One of my favourite animals ever, and everywhere h One of my favourite animals ever, and everywhere her in Panama City
Made to Panama City, my last stop in the Pacific f Made to Panama City, my last stop in the Pacific for quite some time. Last 100 miles were upwind against heavy current but it was ok, even the fearsome Punta Mala was tame. By far the scariest bit was threading my way through the shipping anchorage outside the canal,  the traffic was very active and a couple of times I had to get out the way sharpish

Next, the canal!
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