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Plumbing sucks immensely

December 24, 2016Matt 8 Comments

This was originally called ‘Plumbing Sucks’ but apparently I’ve already used that title so here is the current one. On account of it being the festive season it’s a lot less sweary than I wanted it to be originally. ANYWAY… Continue reading →

Maintenance gudgeon, hatred, hunter 36, leaks, plumbing, pump, water

3 years yesterday

December 20, 2016Matt 4 Comments

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 →

Other 3 years, gudgeon, hunter 36, navel gazing

Winter is 100% here

December 16, 2016Matt 2 Comments

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 →

Maintenance blargh, gudgeon, hunter 36, winter

This blog post was made through my SSB radio

December 8, 2016Matt 6 Comments

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 →

Maintenance blog, gudgeon, hunter 36, pactor, SSB, winlink

Winter is almost here

November 28, 2016Matt 4 Comments

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 →

Maintenance gudgeon, hunter 36, rain, winter

Amateur Radio exam

November 21, 2016Matt Leave a comment

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 →

Maintenance amateur radio, basic, exam, gudgeon, hunter 36, license

Topclimber trial run

November 19, 2016Matt 8 Comments

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 →

Maintenance gudgeon, hunter 36, mast, mast climbing, mastclimber, topclimber

Installing an ICOM802 SSB Part 3: Connecting PACTOR modem and testing

November 14, 2016Matt 2 Comments

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 →

ICOM 802 SSB Install gudgeon, ham radio, hunter 36, icom 802, pactor, SSB, weather fax

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