Cooking
The epoxy inside the galley had dried enough. So Jane got to paint everything that will be visible under and over the worktop. Will need more coats and eventually above the worktop will have a splashback and some storage (we don't want it to be boxed in as
Progress
Well we haven't been working on what we had planned so far today. The epoxy we did yesterday is still curing and a long way from being touch dry (at least the loose bits we have been drying in the clubhouse). All the drying times are given at
Appliances
After the lunchtime update with it's long list of jobs it is very satisfying to see how many we were able to tick off the list this afternoon: * DONE: Remove and coat all the bare wood with bio-epoxy to protect it. * DONE: Remove the last vestiges of the
Cooking
All the framing to support the worktop is complete and dry fitted. The next jobs are: * Remove and coat all the bare wood with bio-epoxy to protect it. * Remove the last vestiges of the wood from the old fridge that is fibreglassed to the hull. Also the last bits of
Cooking
Blowing a howling gale today. Fortunately we are a bit protected by larger boats in front of us. Very glad we don't have our masts up as there is plenty of noise from other peoples without ours as well. Anyway, today was painting the aft heads compartment for
Environmental
We spent a couple of hours yesterday trying to make detailed plans for the grey water waste system. It is very difficult to find much information on this, obviously our goals are not very common yet. I was quite shocked to find lots of people in discussions still advocating discharging
Cooking
Good progress today. Aft heads compartment is now ready to be painted. Last bits of old cupboards that were fibreglassed to the hull have been cut off. Whole compartment has been sanded. Got to a rough dry fit of the galley worktop with position of sinks and hob checked. Slight
Cooking
Jane has been busy sanding the aft heads compartment. I've setup my outdoor woodworking shop. Both down and up to minimise ladder climbing. So I'm making progress on the framing for the galley worktop. At this point the boat and bulkheads are all remarkably square which
Sailing
So thanks to Doug Edwards (through whom we bought Vida) we now have some full size photos of her sailing to encourage us through the jobs :-)
Environmental
This Christmas we have found extra joy from the ways we have been able celebrate in more sustainable ways. It is great to see more creativity in gifts and packaging. So we wish everyone sustained joy, new life, hope and peace for 2020.
Electric
So, if we do decide to fit an electric motor what are we looking at? We follow five sailing channels on Youtube who have fitted electric motors: * Spoondrifters: ELECTRIC SAILBOAT | Choosing an electric motor for your sailboat * Sailing Uma: Our Electric Motor (Electro-Beke, part 1) * Beau and Brandy: Cheap sailboat
Electric
In Zero Fossil fuel sailing and other posts we have written about a long term goal to replace the diesel inboard engine in Vida with an electric motor. That with a battery bank charged from renewable energy (regen from the propeller when sailing plus solar and wind electric generation). However,
