Safety
I've been for the first test ride in our Highfield Classic 290 Rib with the ePropulsion electric motor. Now just drifting upto the beach with the tide. Being lazy and reducing the distance to pull the dinghy up. I recorded some of the ride on Strava the electric
Progress
We decided that it was worth slapping on a quick coat of paint rather than wait until we do the job properly. So a few minutes removing the chainplate extension and cutting off some loose remnants, then sand and wipe with acetone before painting. Our plan is to paint the
Progress
Following the first stage of clearing the starboard side of the saloon we got stuck into a whole lot of progress. We had a number of objectives. We wanted to remove the soffit to make fitting the new chainplate backing plates easier. We wanted to get it all cleaned (quite
Progress
Very conveniently, on the first morning of our summer holiday, we had a call from Anglesey Fabrications to say that our modified bow roller was ready for a test fitting. Very close. Just a slight adjustment to the cutout of the tails so it drops fully onto the hull. Then
Progress
Just put the new cushions that Jane has made into the aft cabin. Looks fantastic and so much easier to get in and out of bed using the step and seat (no cushion for that yet). Plus it is more like a normal double bed so we can find each
Progress
I've done the first basic cut out of all our tangs. They are made from FR4. The 6 bottom left are for the mizzen shrouds. The 2 top left are for the mizzen running backstays. The 6 bottom right are for the main shrouds on the main mast.
Dinghy
So our dinghy is a Highfield Classic 290, an aluminium (for long life, light weight and fully recyclable) hull with Hypalon Tubes (much longer lasting than PVC, especially in the tropics). Jane has already made a fantastic all over cover for it (when it is stored right way up) and
Motor
So I've just added the classic "Heavy Weather Sailing" 7th edition by Peter Bruce to our library. Very interested to note how well our choices fit with the various chapters: Chapter 1 on boat design could have taken the Rival range (although never mentioned) as a
Progress
Today I started on the tangs for the mizzen mast. This has 9mm Dyneema shrouds. So I have an 18mm sheet of FR4. This means I can have sides tall enough to put a retainer between them to stop the shroud jumping out. This first one is 80mm wide, tapering
Plans
A very wet day yesterday and I had some work to do. So we didn't make any boat progress. Today with an uncertain forecast we have been doing some jobs inside. Jane has continued to coat the mizzen supports and bed headboard with epoxy. Should be ready to
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So we were able to travel earlier today which meant a relaxed journey, no rush carrying stuff onto the boat and plenty of time to prepare a salmon stir fry for a normal dinner time which we were able to eat in cockpit sharing in a beautiful quiet evening. Only
Plans
Besides the actual work we have been sharing we are also trying to get everything ready for us to make real progress during our summer holiday on the boat. Just a couple of weekends to go. So we have been doing some buying and have to plan what we are
