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Installing the heater Flue part whatever: I am bad at fiberglassing

December 4, 2014Matt 3 Comments

So my plan didn’t work, to build up the lip using marine-tex, so my next thought was to use some wood as the primary platform and build up to it. So I got some pretty sweet free wood from work,… Continue reading →

Dickinson Diesel Install, Maintenance fiberglassing, flue, gudgeon, heater, hunter 36

Searching for the cure

December 2, 2014Matt 2 Comments

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 →

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Installing the heater Flue part 2: Brrrrrrr

November 30, 2014Matt 2 Comments

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 →

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Installing the heater Flue part 1: Making a mess

November 28, 2014Matt 1 Comment

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 →

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Last piece of heater arrived finally

November 25, 2014Matt Leave a comment

Yay! Now to wait for it to stop raining continuously so I can drill + seal hole in roof

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As we reach the halfway point of my season back in As we reach the halfway point of my season back in BC working, I find myself thinking more and more of Sooner, my sailboat I left behind.

I deeply, truly miss sailing her around the blue blue waters of the tropics, and can't wait to find my way back there in a few short months.

#sailing #sailboat
Maybe the coolest thing I've ever seen in person!! Maybe the coolest thing I've ever seen in person!! Came up in a prawn trap (and was put back safely)

#beautifulbc #octopus
Flying humpback #whale Flying humpback #whale
One thing I took for granted when I lived here ful One thing I took for granted when I lived here full time is the ability in the UK to just wander into 1000 year old buildings that are still in use as if it ain't any old thing, in this case Carlisle cathedral and castle which I enjoyed exploring this week.

Quite a change from the BC wilderness
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