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Bachelor Moments

March 12, 2015Matt Leave a comment

I had one of ‘those’ moments the other night. On attempting to scavenge something to eat and finding I hadn’t been shopping for a number of days, I decided on a cheese sandwich. Except the bread was ‘kinda’ stale –… Continue reading →

Writing bachelor, cooking, failure, gudgeon, hunter 36, propane

Bow light install finished

March 11, 2015Matt 2 Comments

I finally finished the bow light install. A 1/2″ cobalt drill bit was really expensive and hard to find, so I took a gamble and went with a Black Oxide one. For the record, it worked perfectly and chewed a… Continue reading →

Maintenance filters, gudgeon, hunter 36, nav lights, website

Keepin’ on

March 9, 2015Matt Leave a comment

So on a cool note – I got the part in the movie I auditioned for! I think I was more shocked than pleased, since it was my first ever audition and I had no idea what I was doing… Continue reading →

Maintenance, Writing acting, gudgeon, hunter 36, lifelines, nav lights

Weekend sailing

March 8, 2015Matt Leave a comment

So at some point sailing I’m sure will become so ho-hum that I won’t excitedly blog about it, but today is not that day. The weather was GORGEOUS, and I had a friend from Vancouver staying with me for the… Continue reading →

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SPRING IS COMING

March 6, 2015Matt Leave a comment

…. AND I CAN’T WAIT. The sun has been out constantly for the last week or so, and the temperature has stuck around 11c, and it almost feels warm in the sun! In a fit of hubris, I’ve taken down… Continue reading →

Writing gudgeon, happiness, hunter 36, spring, summer

The to-do list

March 4, 2015Matt 4 Comments

Ripping off shamelessly an idea I saw on another liveaboard’s blog, Legally Ginger,  I’ve decided to add a to-do list onto the website, found on the main menu or here. This way I can gaze at it in abject panic everyday… Continue reading →

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Taking down the mast

March 3, 2015Matt 3 Comments

So after the entire driveshaft fiasco, I am back at Fisherman’s Wharf and still haven’t taken down the mast. To do that I have to go to Sooke (apparently home of the only damn working mast tower in the entire south… Continue reading →

Maintenance, Mast Wiring Refit fat seal, gudgeon, hunter 36, mast

Fixing foresail

March 1, 2015Matt Leave a comment

So something I noticed yesterday is that the foresail wasn’t fully raised, causing a problem with it catching on things and having a bag in it, and just generally being a shitty shape. You can see this in the below… Continue reading →

Maintenance foresail, genoa, gudgeon, hunter 36

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