Nice short one here but basically I’ve put two coats on everything except the non-skid (which I am doing with Kiwi-Grip) and one lazarette lid (which has one coat on it). I’m getting there! And Gudge looks pretty spick and… Continue reading
Or rather in prepping limbo as one of the key themes of hell according to Dante is that everyone in hell actually secretly wants to be there, while I very VERY VERY much do not want to be where I… Continue reading
Right now I have about a million boat projects that need to be done pretty soon and it’s all got a bit overwhelming! Here is a list complete with why I need to do them asap: Redo gelcoat\non-skid on boat… Continue reading
Facebook helpfully reminded me that exactly a year ago I was leaving on my round-the-island trip, which bummed me out a bit as instead of leaving on an adventure I’ve been lying around with a heavy cold, feeling sorry for… Continue reading
So I got new sails from Precision Sails! Woooo! I ordered them last September and they arrived in March. I found I had measured the forestay incorrectly (long story, mainly due to me being an idiot) and so the 115% Genoa… Continue reading
So after managing to destroy both my cabintop winches I needed new ones. Fast. So I got the same type (I thought) off ebay. Why would I do this when I’ve complained about them incessantly? Because it was only 100 CAD… Continue reading
I’m not sure what it is this week but everything I’ve touched has just gone to crap like some kind of rubbish King Midas. First of, I went to add in a tank selector switch. I currently have two freshwater… Continue reading
As mentioned in an older update, I’d switched the original 10ft porta-bote for an 8ft model which I later regretted. The smaller size was great, but capacity and stability was not. I was hoping that was due to it being an… Continue reading