Progress
So this wasn't Friday #8. Instead been working, but heading over to Vida by the end of tomorrow for a few days of intensive work. Got some new things (although sadly 2 very significant deliveries haven't arrived yet). This Bilge paint is at the cheaper end
Environmental
So I've written loads on seacocks already: * Refurbish or replace: Seacocks? * Our seacock plan: tending towards zero * Turkey changes seacock plans But these have mostly been written from the negative side (why we think seacocks are bad and the problems we have with ours). Here I want to
Cooking
Got fed up with mopping the leaks from the windows and hatches in our aft cabin this weekend. So put in place a temporary solution. Anyway, good progress made. All 8 seacocks from the 2 heads compartments and the galley have been removed ready to be filled. Good to see
Progress
I've been posting all day :-) So this is first a list of links. * Starting Thursday evening with Ready for Friday #7 * Then a bit of a panic about the length of the jobs list * Our working space has improved which was very handy cutting plywood (and storing
Cooking
This update will make a lot more sense if you know that on a sailing boat the kitchen is called the galley 😁 So far all we had done was take out the condemned cooker. Now I'm starting a much bigger project. As with the two head compartments the
Environmental
We now have our Natures Head composting toilet in the aft heads compartment. New floor fitted. All needs sanding and painting, then we can add basin and holding tank to be able to move onwards. When we get onto the grp work to fill the seacocks I'll also
Cooking
So we have been disconnecting the old switch panel (replacement will be in a different place). Behind it we now have full access to the steering rods so the parts that have been inaccessible for 42 years can be checked. This will allow us to create more storage and a
Progress
Last week Vida was moved back in the boatyard and now the first Seacoast Safari catamaran has been lifted out of the water and placed where we were. This is very convenient as she gives us a protected workspace for cutting sheets of ply before bringing them on board. Oh
Progress
So as we make plans and do the jobs we are trying to juggle quite a few things. There are 3 key milestones: * Spring 2020 launch for use including our summer holiday * Early summer in probably 2022 for my 3 month sabbatical with dreams of Malta and back * Sometime later,
Progress
Arrived (very heavy rain enroute) and had a camping style meal. Despite all the very heavy rain very little inside the boat. Have come armed with Butyl tape to seal fittings and ready for more progress.
Progress
We stayed over into Saturday this week. Had a very comfy sleep in our aft cabin on the new mattresses. Saturday morning was a working party at the North West Venturers Yacht Club, we are new members so joined in clearing the car park, hedges, beach of litter and overgrown
Progress
Still need to fit floor supports and a floor but a quick test shows that our Natures Head composting toilet fits in our stripped out aft head compartment with room for your feet with the door closed plus just enough headroom. Plenty of space for a small basin, holding tank
