I got a reminder from WordPress yesterday, congratulating me on 3 years on the blog. Wow. Pretty hard to believe, it certainly doesn’t seem like it. In two weeks I’d have had the boat 3 years! Looking back through some… Continue reading
I know this because over the last week it got really cold, warmed up and then everything got covered in snow and then it got cold again. And when I say cold, I mean -2 or -3c. And before everyone in… Continue reading
If this worked correctly, this should be it’s own post, with the correct title. Of course, if it DIDN’T work correctly no-one will ever know, as I will delete it instantly. So you if see this, it’s a fair bet… Continue reading
Look, I did it. I avoided making the obvious TV show reference in the title (I think it’s game of thrones?) Anyway. It’s got cold and very wet (it rained 27 days in October, a new record) and I have… Continue reading
So now my spanking new (to me) radio was all installed and setup, the next step was to learn more about it. One of the best ways to do this was to pass my Canada Basic Amateur Radio exam and… Continue reading
One of the things that I had to solve at some point was finding a way to get up the mast by myself. Previously, I had gone up the mast by putting my climbing harness on, attaching both halyards and… Continue reading
So after bolting everything in, turning it on and testing it, it seemed to work. I picked up USCG weather from Port Reyes, California (1440 km away) A bunch of russians nattering on a ship band Some people in alaska… Continue reading
After getting the antenna all set up, now it was time to install everything and plug it all in. First, I attached the tuner under the cockpit and plugged the antenna in Next, I had to find room for the… Continue reading