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New Dodger

December 21, 2019Matt Leave a comment

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 →

Maintenance dodger, gudgeon, hunter 36, sailboat, sailing

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

Installing the dodger

September 3, 2014Matt Leave a comment

One of the things the boat came with was a dodger frame (that had pulled loose), and rear frame, and a big bag of what can only be described as ‘mystery canvas’. With Winter coming, a project that rapidly increasing… Continue reading →

Maintenance bimini, canvas, dodger, gudgeon, hunter 36

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Maybe the coolest thing I've ever seen in person!! Maybe the coolest thing I've ever seen in person!! Came up in a prawn trap (and was put back safely)

#beautifulbc #octopus
Flying humpback #whale Flying humpback #whale
One thing I took for granted when I lived here ful One thing I took for granted when I lived here full time is the ability in the UK to just wander into 1000 year old buildings that are still in use as if it ain't any old thing, in this case Carlisle cathedral and castle which I enjoyed exploring this week.

Quite a change from the BC wilderness
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 

#beautifulbc #bear
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