Progress
Rather than go to the boat last night we have been preparing some parts at home (and working out a bit better what we need at home and what at the boat). First task was ripping a 40mm square batten diagonally in half to create two triangular sections. This is
Progress
We have started to fit the insulation in the galley. 5mm self-adhesive foam with foil backing against the hull and deckhead. Will be covered by 40mm of xps foam board. The hope is that the 5mm stops condensation in any gaps between the xps board (which isn't very
Cooking
We seem to spend a lot of time moving stuff around the boat to get it out of the way for jobs or meals or sleeping. Then lots of time working things out and planning. Plus I had to buy a full sheet of marine plywood and very carefully bring
Progress
Well all our stuff (excluding tools) is on board for half term holiday. We haven't yet worked out where we can fit 🤣
Progress
We have a new shop where Jane is selling her beautifully crafted sewing projects as well note cards featuring her embroidered designs. The shop is at https://ko-f.com/sustainablesailing and is still in the early stages, lots more to come. As an incentive to join our regular supporters all
Cooking
This weekend we arrived determined to tackle the leaks in the port side deck that we found in the storms around the new year. We have holes from old deck cleats that we removed when fitting the chainplate backing plates. We hadn't got around to properly filling them.
Motor
Whoop whoop. Our electric motor is now in very close to the final position and ready for us to fit the brackets and motor mounts so that we can connect the drivetrain all the way to the propeller. That is still quite a lot of work and we do have
Cooking
Today we took the big step of drilling a hole through our new thrust bulkhead for the propeller shaft. Eventually, this hole will be significantly larger as the propeller shaft comes through it and ends inside the Aquadrive flexible coupling which gets bolted onto the forward side. At the moment
Plans
At the end of July 2025 we will move our home onto Vida full-time, just 22 months to go! My appointment as a Methodist Minister in Wythenshawe, Manchester will finish and hence we have to move out of the house we are currently living in. So at 60 years old
Progress
New Video posted on YouTube with an update on our #BoatRefit progress
Dyneema rigging
Today we have added the diagonal supports to our boat cradle to stop any chance of the new legs bending sideways towards the narrower part of the hull. We have used 6mm dyneema with locking brummel eye splices lined with stainless thimbles. Coarse length adjustment is with a 2.5mm
Progress
Jane is cleaning the battery box (I've just sanded it) so ready for final bits of fibreglass tape and thickened epoxy filler. Then coating all the wood with epoxy to seal it before painting. After that we add some battery restraints and ready for the wiring plus watertight