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LiFePo4 Batteries: Part Eight – Adding an additional switch to the discharge relay

October 11, 2019Matt 4 Comments

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 →

LiFePo4 Battery Install gudgeon, hunter 36, LiFePO4, sailing

Tropical Storm Narda

October 2, 2019Matt 3 Comments

Adjusting from BC in the autumn weather (cool, rainy, cloudy) to end of summer mainland Mexico (sunny, humid, 30c+) was kind of a shock. My first day I was too hot and sweaty to really do anything, except sit around… Continue reading →

Maintenance gudgeon, hunter 36, mexico, sailboat, sailing, travel

Back at the boat!

September 29, 2019Matt 4 Comments

After a very rushed last week in BC (pro-tip – don’t finish work on Friday afternoon and then get the 6am flight Saturday) I am back in Mexico and on Gudgeon! Since I had bought a lot of second-hand stuff… Continue reading →

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Less than a month left!

August 29, 2019Matt 3 Comments

So I’ve booked my flight back to Mazatlan and it’s on the 27th September, the day after my last day of work. Funny to think a year ago I was in the yard, doing final preparations to move south… definitely… Continue reading →

Maintenance gudgeon, hunter 36, liveaboard, sailboat, sailing

Brexit, Solar Cooking and some second hand parts

July 26, 2019Matt 7 Comments

Titles a bit all over the place as is this update – only two months to go till I fly back to Mexico though! Without further ado: Brexit One of the questions I’m often asked is ‘why did you fly… Continue reading →

Maintenance gosun, gudgeon, hunter 36, rigging, sailboat, sailing, solar

Stocking up on parts in Canada

July 11, 2019Matt 5 Comments

Firstly, I’m HALFWAY through my summer break! Only 2 and a half months to go till I’m back at the boat! While I’ve been back in Canada (and working two jobs) I’ve been buying up a storm, getting both additional… Continue reading →

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J/92 boat for sale

June 24, 2019Matt Leave a comment

So my friend Phil, whose boat I have sailed on like a billion times is selling his J/92, Zaff. This is a really fun boat to sail on and has won a bunch of stuff, including 1st 2019 THRASH Div… Continue reading →

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New hardtop dodger

June 17, 2019Matt 2 Comments

As anyone who has been reading for a while knows, the boat came with a pretty crappy pre-fab dodger that I installed soon after I found it in a locker, and then removed just before Swiftsure 2017 in an ill-conceived… Continue reading →

Maintenance dodger, gudgeon, hunter 36, mexico, sailboat, sailing

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Grizz and cubs. They are both very differently col Grizz and cubs. They are both very differently coloured so both probably from different dads (I just found out that Grizz can do this)

Also learned that hand stabilisation doesn't cut it from a boat 

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Its that time of year again - Sooner put away and Its that time of year again - Sooner put away and I'm back driving boats, docks and spreadsheets for thr BC lodge
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