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hunter 36

Creeeeeaaaaaaaaakkkkkk

June 20, 2014Matt Leave a comment

One thing I noticed was that in additional to the usual ‘boat sounds’, there was SOMETHING that was making the most godawful creaking/rubbing sound, right above my head in the V berth. After investigating I determined it was probably the… Continue reading →

Maintenance dock lines, gudgeon, hunter 36

Cushions!

June 18, 2014Matt 1 Comment

So yeah! My V berth cushions have two out of the 3 done! And one of the sofas has the bottom cushions done! The colour and the material looks really good – I basically followed the advice of the lady… Continue reading →

Maintenance cushions, gudgeon, hunter 36

Removing the old refrigeration system

June 9, 2014Matt Leave a comment

Today, I decided to pull out the old refrigeration system. It was rusted to SHIT, and I had no idea if it even worked or not – and it looked like it wasn’t very efficient. Also, I am going to… Continue reading →

Maintenance gudgeon, hunter 36, refrigeration

First test of crab trap

June 8, 2014Matt Leave a comment

  To avoid doing work I bought a new crabtrap – a Flexfit one, a commercial size trap that folds into a tiny bag – ideal for a sailboat! This was the first test.

Fishing crabbing, flex-fold, gudgeon, hunter 36

Installing the Galvanic Isolator and finishing off the AC

June 6, 2014Matt 1 Comment

With the panel mounted, and all the outlets wired, the only thing left to do was to install the galvanic isolator and connect the outlet wires to the panel. First, the GI, which looks like this.   This interrupts the… Continue reading →

Maintenance AC, galvanic isolator, gudgeon, hunter 36, outlets, panel, wiring

Moving

June 4, 2014Matt 2 Comments

I’ve been so busy I haven’t had a chance to update this until now. When I said I had 3 days until I moved – I actually only had two. I found out on Friday night that I had to… Continue reading →

Maintenance gudgeon, hunter 36, move, moving

Mounting the panel – part 3

June 2, 2014Matt Leave a comment

Next up – sanding and painting   I didn’t take many photos here, because I was too busy trying not to drip paint everywhere. Here you can see i’ve taped off the parts I don’t want painted however. Chloe did… Continue reading →

Maintenance AC, gudgeon, hunter 36, painting, panel

Three days left until move in date

May 30, 2014Matt Leave a comment

Am I ready? No. I have no power, running water, cushions or refrigeration. Or heat. However, I am hoping to get AC power by then, and then DC power shortly afterwards, and then the plumbing shouldn’t take too long… On… Continue reading →

Maintenance gudgeon, hunter 36, move

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One of my favourite animals ever, and everywhere h One of my favourite animals ever, and everywhere her in Panama City
Made to Panama City, my last stop in the Pacific f Made to Panama City, my last stop in the Pacific for quite some time. Last 100 miles were upwind against heavy current but it was ok, even the fearsome Punta Mala was tame. By far the scariest bit was threading my way through the shipping anchorage outside the canal,  the traffic was very active and a couple of times I had to get out the way sharpish

Next, the canal!
This morning I rounded Punta Mariato, the furthest This morning I rounded Punta Mariato, the furthest south I'll be on this trip. From now on, every mile will take me back to BC (sometimes somewhat obliquely and via two oceans, the NWP and the canal but still!)

The hardest parts are yet to come but after two and a half years,  I'm homeward bound.

#sailing #sailboat
Goodbye Costa Rica, from helping a local get a gia Goodbye Costa Rica, from helping a local get a giant iguana out of their pool to marlins launching themselves out of the water, the wildlife and the people did not disappoint. What a lovely place!

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