Plans
Last night was pretty windy and heavy rain. By the morning the wind had died but it has rained on and off all day. So it wasn't a good day to fit the big backing plates to the underside of the hull shelf that supports the deck in
Environmental
We have been using a Nature's Head composting toilet on Vida since September 2019. We liked it enough to add a second in November 2019. Our experience has ranged from them being abandoned (after use) for 6 months during lockdown through weekend use by two people and upto
Environmental
No, I'm not being subtle here :-) Our experience from the beginning of our project on Vida has included uncovering a number of hidden dangers. In our case that included being close to having paraffin leaking into the engine compartment. This can of fuel (for the heating system)
Progress
A few weeks ago I fixed my old (well over 20 years), but fairly powerful drill. I'd shortened the power cord a couple of times but the outer insulation was failing all over the place. Sadly, my first multi-cutter motor had burnt out (it has suffered a lot
Plans
One of the advantages of doing a very full refit, which involves stripping out most systems and lots of stuff is that it becomes very time and cost effective to make changes that make jobs easier. When doing one small job after another, it often doesn't seem worthwhile
Progress
We haven't been able to get to the boat this week, Jane has been ill and I had a seminar on my day off. But we have had a delivery from Jimmy Green Marine. That means I've been able to do some practice splicing. As a
Electric
This answers our pondering House Battery Bank: Should we go 48 volt So we managed to get these two items from the clearance section at Energy Solutions. The new MultiPlus II (looks like a decent upgrade from the original MultiPlus). Sized with a 48 volt, 5000 Watt inverter and a
Progress
Nice snippet of progress today. The total number of page views in 2021 has now exceeded the total amount for 2020. No boat visit this week. I had my second vaccination this afternoon and Jane has hers tomorrow. So with a bad weather forecast for Saturday we decided to have
Progress
This evening I've placed a big order with Jimmy Green Marine for all the Dyneema and Low Friction Rings that I need for the Mizzen. Decided to be very cautious and go oversized from what I had worked out in The mysteries of sizing Dyneema standing rigging, so
Plans
April was another record month on SustainableSailing with a 25% increase in views over March which was our busiest month so far. So we assume there are some new visitors (and an especially warm welcome to the new subscribers). With this in mind, and also with us being able to
Progress
Today we managed to make more progress on the aft cabin chainplate ply backing plates. We have drilled through from the deck holes to ensure accurate positioning and so we can use bolts to apply pressure when we fit. We have also attached the smaller ply backing sheets. We also
Progress
Today we have removed all 6 chainplate bolts that are accessible from the aft cabin. See Feeling vindicated by chainplate condition. Also one mooring cleat and the pushpit bolts (which had no backing plate at all). Then we have prepared the largest plywood backing plates. These go the full length
