First sail of the year
And what a marvelous sail it was! I had plans to go out with Emma on the Sunday, but she called mid-sat and said she got sent home from work early, and would it be possible to go today? Sure… Continue reading
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Finalising the ethernet network
More nerd stuff I am afraid. Probably the last for a while though! After installing the GoFree Wifi I had to permanently install all the wiring. Unfortunately, I had too many ethernet ports now, so I had to get a switch for… Continue reading
Two years of owning a boat
That’s right, two years ago I bought the first (and so far only) boat I’ve owned. Looking back it seems like such an incredibly long time ago, especially since so much has happened in other areas of my life since… Continue reading
Hebridean Wind Vane Construction: Part 4 (Piece 5a+b and Piece 11)
Next up was parts 5A + B You can see the ‘before’ and ‘after’ below You have to make two lots of these. Not really much to say about this, as it’s very similar to part 4. One thing I… Continue reading
Installing the GoFree Wifi
WARNING: NERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRDDDD SHIT FOLLOWS So I got this thing. It’s a Simrad Gofree wifi wireless router. When hooked up it allows you to have the complete MFD display on a tablet/phone. Also you can control everything from there! Cool hey?… Continue reading
Hebridean Wind Vane Construction: Part 3 (Piece 13)
Basically I think this is my life from now on. HOPE YOU LIKE READING ABOUT FIDDLY BITS OF METAL. Actually I was originally going to triumphantly write about how i got my discount Raymarine speed transducer to work on NMEA2000,… Continue reading
Hebridean Wind Vane Construction: Part 2 (piece 4a+b)
After finishing the jig in part one, I decided to carry on and make the first actual wind vane part (the jig I made is just to help in the construction). I decided to start with parts 4A and 4B,… Continue reading
Hebridean Wind Vane Construction: Part 1 (Piece 1)
Today I started construction on my Hebridean Wind Vane I maybe feel I bit off a bit more than I can chew as it appears really pretty complicated, but I will slowly work away at it and hopefully end up… Continue reading