Plans
So we are here for part of half term, arrived on Thursday evening and have had one of our sons staying with us for a couple of nights. So we took some time off (as Jane is still recovering from Laryngitis she needed it). Then this afternoon we did a
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I had a notification this afternoon that we have now passed 10,000 views on Sustainable Sailing 😊 Lots more to come as we prepare for launching in March next year.
Plans
So I have made our first Mobius Locking Brummel splice, with thimble, for our guardrails. This is in 6mm Hampidjan Dynice Dux from Jimmy Green Marine. This will be used with a lashing to tension the guardrail. This bit of line will lead to the gate which has "pelican&
Plans
We are back home and I've probably watched too many American YouTube videos if I'm describing myself as super happy 🤣 First, I'm really pleased with the progress on the rearranging of the aft cabin. One nice interim feature is being able to use the
Plans
Very exciting progress today 😊 We have epoxied in the plywood backing plates for the aft cabin. Full length of the cabin on both sides. The challenge now is to time removing the bolts soon enough so that they don't get stuck yet leaving them long enough that the
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
