Progress
I mentioned plans for an inner forestay and reusing old headsails in my last post "Progress on Sails". So I've checked the oldest headsail. At this point not sure if this will work as anything but a learning exercise. So just been removing old, very worn
Progress
Our progress towards maximising the sailing potential of Vida took a few steps forward this weekend. A reminder that so far we have been doing the following: * Masts down (see this post) * Old furling gear removed and work started on the masts (see here for details of the work Northspar
Electric
As will be clear from many of our posts such as Zero Fossil Fuel Sailing and Electric Motor now or later we are against Diesel engines from a Sustainable view. And yes they fail on all aspects of Sustainable: * Environmentally: surely obvious! Fossil Fuels are incredibly destructive and we have
Cooking
Whoo hoo
Cooking
Yippee! Galley worktop with sinks is now fixed in place. Will do the epoxy surface when we are here for a bit longer so we can keep the cabin warm for over 24 hours for it to cure. I've tested and it holds my full weight without creaking
Cooking
Very pleased we have managed to fit the undermount sinks to the worktop. Bit of a race to get all the bolts on before the sealant set, fortunately it is January in North Wales so things don't set very quickly. Currently we have rails on 3 sides of
Progress
We now have cushions in the saloon. No backrests yet so using our pillows. Very pleased with how they look, also first 5 minutes have been nice and comfy 😁
Cooking
I've never had a real workshop, but currently we have a garage accessible from the house where with a big of moving stuff around I can have a reasonable workspace. So tonight my meeting was very short (Scout Group Executive Committee) so I decided to make some more
Cooking
I've had a router for years, probably decades, but hardly ever used it. Certainly not a confident user. However, this afternoon a small success. Yesterday I used a gap in the storm to get FSC certified wood from B&Q (collected by cargobike). This afternoon, I found
Appliances
This Yachting World article is heading in the right direction. Skippers’ tips: Bluewater sailing secrets of the million milers revealed Some key items such as reduced plastic and renewable energy get mentioned. I'm still desperate for them to connect the dots between all those parts and skills needed
Environmental
In the post "Towards getting afloat, from home" I wrote about the challenges finding an anti-fouling paint that isn't toxic. A few years ago there was a big switch to using copper to deter marine growth, however, the negative impact on marine life was largely ignored.
Progress
A new video to show how the inside is looking after we have owned Vida just over 4 months. As a comparison this is the video after our first weekend of cleaning and clearing.
