Appliances
Continuing from Cabin Refurbishment: Part 1 the story so far and what is delaying us. I'm going to generalise and say there are four main approaches to the interior of older yachts. The Minimal: don't change anything, don't fix anything that isn't
Plans
Essentially the story of our cabin refurbishment so far can be summarised as ripping out and fixing leaks :-) Now we are ready to make plans for how to make things both comfortable and nice looking. First the recap on where we are at So what has gone? * All the
Cooking
At least being at home we have had time to come up with ideas, even if we don't have all the dimensions available to fully complete them :-) So we have come up with an idea to extend our galley while giving a nod to a classic Rival
Environmental
I watch a lot of YouTube sailing channels (especially during the COVID-19 lockdown) :-) I do notice that if we are not careful then what we watch directly influences our plans, even our beliefs in what is is possible, especially they influence what we think we need. I suggest that
Environmental
So having had a big grumble in my last post, Teak decks. The worst “luxury” “upgrade” ever, it is time for the opposite. A celebration of the best upgrade you can make to your boat. The terrible pun in the post title probably gave away that the best upgrade is
Environmental
Okay, time to be controversial (and that is a sad thing because I don't think this should be controversial at all). I believe that NO yacht should have teak decks today. They are sold as a luxury upgrade, yet they are environmentally destructive, don't last long
Appliances
The need. Once we start cruising our plan is to spend the vast majority of time at anchor when we are not sailing. Partly this is to save money :-) For example, the nearest marinas to us at Conwy currently cost about £35 a night or £215 a week. A
Plans
In my last post (Deck repair question) I was writing about the inadequacies of our chainplate and particularly of the backing plate that have caused the only cracks in our deck. I shared it on the Rival Association's private FaceBook group and got some really helpful responses. It
Plans
We have some slight cracking around one chainplate (although "chainplate" doesn't feel the right description for what is essentially an eye bolt). When you look at the backing plate the reason for the crack is obvious. Two stacked backing plates and one has moved. I'
Electric
So we are coming to the end of our staycation. Managed several walks, one food shop, one visit to the pharmacy. Cushions Plus Jane has made lots of progress on the cushions. She has nearly finished all the ones we have foam for. That is all the backrests for the
Appliances
With the our commitment to Zero fossil fuel sailing we have been having to review and update our initial Solar plan. Designing our Solar Arch has been part of that. The traditional "passive" approach to solar is not going to work for us. By that I mean the
Electric
Progress on the Electric motor frame is very visible now. We have both end plates finished enough to fit them (loosely) to the motor and put the propeller extension shaft in. As the pulley on the propeller extension shaft extends below the frame I tipped the whole thing on it&
