Appliances
Today was definitely another no outside jobs day. So we went to Aldi in the morning and got soaked as we came out. In the afternoon we worked on different things. Dyneema Chainplates Jane started learning Dyneema splicing and after a practice, she produced our first real Mizzen chainplate: This
Progress
Today is a deliberately slow day, a chance for us to do not a lot, mostly staying in our cozy cabin while the wind rages outside. Mostly Beaufort force 6 gusting to force 8 according to the Met Office. We did have a look at the bow roller, the dry
YouTube
Our next video is now available on YouTube. This is our 7th video on less than 4 weeks. Hope you enjoy it.
Environmental
Yes! Three strips of fly paper in the wheelhouse, all this full. Plus there were hundreds dead and dying all around them that I was able to vacuum up. Surely we must be close to solving this problem.
Progress
Thanks to the wonderful help (again) of our friend Jules we have new branding imagery on our YouTube channel. I think it looks great. I've also updated the display of videos on the channel homepage and the text on the About page. This is really a bit of
Progress
Our next video is now on YouTube as we get to dry fit the new Bow Roller (biggest Rival Bow Roller in the world?). We even have Subtitles/Closed Captions this time. As we create new videos we are basically working at developing three playlists at the moment: * Boat Refit
Progress
I've just upgraded to the latest version of Ubuntu namely 21.10 Impish Indri. As always a simple, automatic and fast process that gives me new versions of nearly all the software I use, all for free. I think I've been using Ubuntu for around 15
Uncategorized
Before leaving this evening I used some cheap sealant to try to block the ends of the aluminium tubes that support the wheelhouse roof. The flies seem to use them a lot. I've also resealed where the electric cable currently goes into the cabin (when we switched to
Progress
This morning we did some grinding and sanding. The new Bow Roller now fits beautifully. This afternoon we have epoxied in the last support for the new aft pad of the Bow Roller. Next visit we can smooth all around this, paint and fit the bow roller.
Environmental
This is what we found in our wheelhouse when we arrived just after dark today. There were also quite a lot in the cabin but these were mostly dead and so easy to vaccum up. Fortunately we came prepared. Flypapers, electric swatter, and vacuum cleaner. So we have cleared away
Environmental
We have just released a new video "Low Footprint Sailing is better for us" as the first in a new series "Low Footprint Sailing". Lots more in this series planned. Let us know what you think! Of course YouTube watches, comments, likes, subscribes and shares are
Generation
How about this solar powered achievement! Electric Boat Completes All-Solar Generated Cruise to Alaska that is really impressive. So much looking forward to seeing what we can achieve once we get to the solar part of our refit.
