New Dodger
Bit late on this, but while I was in Mazatlan this October I got a dodger (sprayhood for UK sailors, the ‘windshield bit at the front’ for everyone else) built! I haven’t had a dodger since the ratty one that… Continue reading
La Paz, Lobos Rock and Tropical Storm Raymond
Sorry about the long gap – there is basically zero connectivity in the sea of cortez. I’ve queued up a few updates over the next few days however! After finally getting into La Paz after a week and a half… Continue reading
Mazatlan to La Paz, Part 2
Frailes to Muertos Part 1 I woke up from an exhausted sleep at around 4am, and then I remembered – we had no engine. Boo. The problem was that the hole the fuel return screw tightened into the fuel… Continue reading
Mazatlan to La Paz, Part 1
This is a two-parter as this wasn’t quite the causal jaunt across the Gulf of California that I had planned. The following two maps show the route – note that the wind comes from the NW generally, so it would… Continue reading
Lots of small things and leaving to cross the Gulf of California!
So I’m a little behind which is why you are getting two posts in two days – I am sending this just before I set off to cross the gulf again (going the other way this time) with Liz (Goodbye… Continue reading
Changing out the engine mounts on a 2QM20 and fixing rotten stringers
My engine (which is literally older than I am and is a huge chunk of solid iron) sits on four things called motor mounts. These are made of metal and rubber or similar polymer materials and provide shock absorption for… Continue reading
Boat work and heat
A couple of days after the Tropical Storm passed over I started feeling kinda off – and sure enough I got a really nasty heavy cold, that pretty much put me out of action for a whole week. I must… Continue reading
LiFePo4 Batteries: Part Eight – Adding an additional switch to the discharge relay
A quick update here – just to add an addendum to the LifePO4 series. No-one who is following this blog for travel reasons will find this interesting, but it’s an important point as I know several people use a 7713… Continue reading