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
I arrived at my boat this evening, ready for a 3 and a half day run at repairs. Pitch black and raining, I wasn’t in the best of moods, but once I got the power on, my spirits soared. The… Continue reading
Or maybe not. More on that later. So the boat is in Ladner, I’m in Victoria. This obviously posed a problem, so I needed to move it over. Unfortunately, to say my small boat experience is ‘lacking’ would be a… Continue reading
Yesterday, I went looking at marinas in Victoria. It seems that a lot of them have waiting lists, though I found a spot at Oak Bay marina (non-liveaboard though). My current plan is to haul the boat out of the… Continue reading
Windchime. Which is hilariously Twee, but hey, I didn’t name her!
So one of the decisions that I would have to make is what electronics to put on the boat – not gonna lie I’m kind of a huge nerd so was looking forward to researching it. I decided to aim… Continue reading
So today was the second part of the survey, after the temperatures froze the lift solid (see previous entry). I got out of bed late, and was further hampered by a call from work asking me to open a firewall… Continue reading
This Friday was the boat survey! Unfortunately, the marina at which the boat was tied up at had a non-functioning boatlift, so we would have to move the boat up the river to Captain Cove. It meant hiring a captain… Continue reading