Sail Repair
March 20, 2022 Last summer my lovely new Rolly Tasker Code Zero caught a small split pin in the rigging that wasn’t taped…. ugh! Luckily …
sailing
Evinrude Handle & repaint
January 2022 Two summers ago the plastic handle snapped as I lifted the motor. I epoxied it together and it lasted half a season. I …
Fall Cruise
September 2021 We attempted another Gentleman’s cruise, but with several crew changes and last minute cancellations, it was just Rufus, Malcolm and me. With a …
Refinish teak & holly cabin sole
The floor was getting bad enough and I wanted to do something for several years. I pulled it up in the fall and took it …
Battery trays
March 2021 With four huge AGM batteries I need to keep them from sliding around. I was originally going to move the batteries to under …
Morocco by boat
Thursday, January 2, 2020 Our day started with a breakfast rendezvous at a cafe outside of Tarifa. We had a traditional Spanish breakfast of tostadas …
A Gentleman’s Cruise
September 8, 2019 Two set sail by day and anchored in Frying Pan Bay on the north side of Beausoleil Island. Five set sail from …
Back on the boat
Spring 2019 was very slow in coming, as such we didn’t get in any boat trips in June. Now that July has come and it’s …
Late spring
May 2019 This year spring took a long time in coming. Mid April a Canadian Coast Guard ice breaker turned back at Hope island as …
Diesel Dowty seals
January 2019 Our boat has always been fairly diesel-y smelling (previous post), I wrote the smell off, to being just the nature of the beast, …