The List
The following is the list of things I need to do still, divided into ‘short term’ (meaning things I need to do before I can move in) and longer term projects Short Term Make boat watertight – Stop all… Continue reading
Adjusting the stuffing box (part 1)
So after my boat arrived back in Victoria (the person who moved it commented it felt smoother, so I guess that prop fix did help), he mentioned there was a lot of water in the bilge! Oh no! My first… Continue reading
MY ARMS HURT SO MUCH
So today I went to check on the gelcoat, and sanded it down. To be honest it looks pretty bad, like someone splattered paint all over the side but I don’t care since it was mainly for protection anyway. Next,… Continue reading
Of transducers, gelcoat and cleaning
So I took a half day at work today and went to work on my boat. First of all, I stuck my head into the office of the boatyard to see if they had done anything on my boat yet… Continue reading
Out of the water again…
Back in Friday, everything willing. Though i’ve learnt with boats never to make your plans too firm…
Raw water system fixin’
As seen in my last post, Windchime wasn’t going anywhere without fixing the cooling system. I had established that water was running through the system ok, so I crossed my fingers and waited for the pump to be returned to… Continue reading
Boat Moving Two*
*still not moving As an update to my last post, here is a diagram of the front of the engine – I have drawn a box around where the seawater pump was (this is post removal) And this is… Continue reading
Boat moving day!*
*spoiler – not actually moved. So after my last decision to haul out, I made one last stab at slowing the leak. I slowed it, but realised that there was a ton of water trapped under the new fiberglass, so… Continue reading