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First time using (incorrectly) the spinnaker and getting the kicker working

April 4, 2016Matt 4 Comments

This weekend it was nice out, so I decided to work on the spinnaker pole. It was a second hand one and was a foot or so too long, making it tricky to handle. First I cut it down to… Continue reading →

Maintenance, Sailing dinghy, failure, gudgeon, hunter 36, outboard, spinnaker, spinnaker pole

I’m Real Bad at sewing

October 12, 2015Matt 8 Comments

I ordered a bunch of shit off of www.sailrite.com in order to make some new curtains – my V Berth and head don’t have any. This wasn’t a problem before, as the portholes were covered in enough scratches, UV damage… Continue reading →

Maintenance, Porthole Replacement curtains, failure, gudgeon, hunter 36, sailrite, sewing

Bachelor Moments

March 12, 2015Matt Leave a comment

I had one of ‘those’ moments the other night. On attempting to scavenge something to eat and finding I hadn’t been shopping for a number of days, I decided on a cheese sandwich. Except the bread was ‘kinda’ stale –… Continue reading →

Writing bachelor, cooking, failure, gudgeon, hunter 36, propane

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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
Fathom in front of K'we Fathom in front of K'we
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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