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Morro Bay, CA to Santa Barbara, CA

October 21, 2018Matt 8 Comments

I actually ended up staying in Morro Bay a few more days longer than I meant to – it’s a REALLY nice little place. Free anchorage right by the town, dinghy docks everywhere, and everyone is really chill and lovely,… Continue reading →

Circumnavigation, Maintenance california, gudgeon, hunter 36, point conception, sailing, socal

Yard Work II

September 3, 2018Matt 6 Comments

So to cut to the chase, I am back in the water and tooling around the area testing out stuff. This is what I managed to get done after that last post   Replaced chainplates So I bought new chainplates… Continue reading →

Maintenance auxilary rudder, campbell sailor, Fleming, gudgeon, hunter 36, sailboat, sailing, solar, windvane

Yard Update 1

August 22, 2018Matt 5 Comments

So in addition to the list I posted last time I can add redo vang strop seal cockpit floor heat exchanger zinc plug downrigger holes Hoooooraay Anyway I’ve been working pretty much all the time although with the heat and the… Continue reading →

Maintenance canoe cove, gudgeon, hunter 36, liveaboard, sailing, yard work

The list of stuff to do in the next few weeks

August 13, 2018Matt 5 Comments

So I am hauled out (again) in canoe cove, getting my rudder looked at after the ding, and I made up a list of all the stuff I want to do before I leave. It’s uh, a lot. Cover/cleat for… Continue reading →

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In and out the dockyard for a five day haulout

May 21, 2018Matt 8 Comments

So after I got back from Ottawa, I had Friday evening to get ready for the trip to the dockyard, up in Canoe Cove. I gave the engine a quick test run, and tidied up a bit. Trip to Canoe… Continue reading →

Maintenance engine, gudgeon, haulout, hunter 36, liveaboard, propeller, sailboat, throughhull, yard

Solar Panel Expansion: Part One – Mounting the panels on the side of the boat

May 11, 2018Matt 4 Comments

My inital ‘oh god I need something QUICK’ rush job of sticking two 100 watt panels onto the front of the boat had done a good job, lasting all the way around the island but had suffered from me trampling all… Continue reading →

Maintenance gudgeon, hunter 36, liveaboard, sailboat, sailing, solar, solar install, solar panels

Sewing, solar and spillage

May 2, 2018Matt 3 Comments

Look at the alliteration on that title! Prettyyyyy nice. The time spent thinking that was up was in NO WAY related to me procrastinating the huge pile of crap I have to do. No way, no how. Ahem. Anywho, in no particular… Continue reading →

Maintenance bike, gudgeon, heater, hunter 36, sewing, solar

Adding more anchor chain

April 27, 2018Matt Leave a comment

So I’ve been toodling around with 60ft of G4 5/16s chain and 350′ of line rode for my anchoring system, but after reading too much online about chafe, line heat melting and death I decided to add another 150′ of… Continue reading →

Maintenance anchor chain, anchoring, chain, gudgeon, hunter 36

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