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Installing stern light

February 24, 2015Matt Leave a comment

So I decided to install my replacement LED stern light. First I removed old one Gross! Then I cleaned up the area and filled in the wire hole with marinetex. Then left a couple days and installed the bracket Then… Continue reading →

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Actually scuba diving is pretty great…

February 22, 2015Matt Leave a comment

… and I have my open water cert! I had the 3rd and 4th dives today, and they went great. 3rd dive was finishing off all the exercises that went off without a hitch (except the ones taking off the… Continue reading →

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Scuba Diving in the ocean is fucking terrifying

February 21, 2015Matt 1 Comment

I had my first two dives in the ocean today. First thing to note – all the training materials have pictures of happy smiling people, wearing naught but a short wetsuit, diving through sunlight crystal clear waters in the tropics… Continue reading →

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Yard Update

February 20, 2015Matt Leave a comment

The prop shaft arrived back from Vancouver and has been installed, along with the new PSS dripless seal and cutlass bearing, the prop still hasn’t come back though yet. What is a dripless seal? Well, the traditional prop shaft has… Continue reading →

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Getting internet

February 18, 2015Matt 3 Comments

So this month I noticed my internet bill had gone from ~$30 a month to over $70. Argh. I called Shaw and was told that the $30 a month had been a special promotion that was now ended, and the… Continue reading →

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Adding a separate nav light panel and panel light switch

February 16, 2015Matt 3 Comments

One of the things I have realised as I squeeze more gizmos onto Gudgeon is that I may actually be low on breaker space – which was not something I had imagined would be possible! So, I decided to add an… Continue reading →

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Scuba training!

February 15, 2015Matt Leave a comment

So as part of the parcel of things I am doing to try to take my mind off of things, I decided to look into doing scuba lessons – something I had always wanted to do. I am also thinking… Continue reading →

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New website

February 14, 2015Matt Leave a comment

As you have no doubt noticed, www.saildivefish.ca now redirects to here, www.saildivefish.ca This is due to the fact I was fed up of the bad pun and also if you google ‘tuglife’ the VERY FIRST RESULT is A sad, pathetic,… Continue reading →

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