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Windchime reaches her new home

February 25, 2014Matt 1 Comment

This was going to be a two part process – Monday evening I was going to get the boat in the water, and then Tuesday move it. Arriving Monday, I was greeted like this.   WHAT IS IT WITH SNOWFALL… Continue reading →

Maintenance crossing, engine, gudgeon, hunter 36, marinas, weather

Getting ready

February 16, 2014Matt Leave a comment

I arrived at my boat and was pleased to see the yard had finished the painting – the bottom looks a lot better now!   I’d planned to fix some of the gel coat that had been scraped off on… Continue reading →

Maintenance bottom, engine, exhaust, gudgeon, hunter 36, painting, repairs

Frustrations

February 3, 2014Matt Leave a comment

So I arrived Saturday morning, laden with cleaning products, ready to start scrubbing the HELL out of the boat. Except – the water was off at the yard. For the forseeable future. Argh. I tried scrubbing with a bucket of… Continue reading →

Maintenance engine, gudgeon, hunter 36, repairs

Doing thangs (cold wet gross thangs)

January 24, 2014Matt 6 Comments

My next trip to the boat had two objectives – finish removing the exhaust elbow, and get that damn plate off the bottom (it was leaking, and I have no need for a HF radio grounding plate). For the first… Continue reading → Continue reading →

Maintenance bilge, engine, exhaust, gudgeon, hunter 36, repairs

Fixing the shifter

January 10, 2014Matt Leave a comment

As detailed in a previous post, the engine shifter on the control column wasn’t working. I was hoping that it was nothing too serious. Arriving at the boat, I got out the tool kit and set about removing the compass… Continue reading →

Maintenance engine, gudgeon, hunter 36, repairs, steering

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As we reach the halfway point of my season back in As we reach the halfway point of my season back in BC working, I find myself thinking more and more of Sooner, my sailboat I left behind.

I deeply, truly miss sailing her around the blue blue waters of the tropics, and can't wait to find my way back there in a few short months.

#sailing #sailboat
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
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