Quick starting note: I am a COMPLETE NOVICE at rigging so if anyone reading spots anything egregious please let me know! This is what my old block system for the main sheet looked like (non-sailor note: the main sheet is the… Continue reading
So, I finally did it. 16 months after getting the boat, I finally managed to anchor out somewhere overnight, and I didn’t even die! Surprising since the place we went to was literally called ‘Murder Bay’, off wolf island. MURDER… Continue reading
I got my Simrad RS35 radio back after RMA’ing it (the NMEA2000 port stopped working – in fairness to simrad, they straight up sent me a brand new unit), which meant I could hook up the PA/Foghorn system which I… Continue reading
This is a continuation of this post here from way back in February! I ended up not installing the wifi antenna on the mast, because I accidentally bought a 5′ one. Oops. Anyway, I looked into buying a pre-made wifi solution… Continue reading
Except without the camera. Or the action. It’s late Sunday evening and i’m tired and it’s the only title I could think of, ok? Ok. Anyway, all my nav lights are hooked up and actually work, which is a rather… Continue reading
So FINALLY today I got around to installing the last two breakers on my control panel, and rearranging everything. Now, finally ‘living space stuff’ is all in the center panel and ‘sailing around stuff’ is all in the left one… Continue reading
Super boring update today I think, unless you are into sailboat stuff This is a chainplate Its attached to a big strip of metal that is bolted to a huge whack of structural fiberglass deep in the hull, while… Continue reading
Last thing to do was run the wires into the cabin from the mast. First I cut a hole in the base of the mast. I couldn’t find anything that would fit (noone makes a damn 1 1/4″ pipe with… Continue reading