Hi everyone,
Now when not much is happening onboard I thought I would gather and sum up what has happened since last time. My dad who is the one most responsible for my life at sea became seriously ill September 2 and thus the blog has had to rest for a while. But now we start afresh.
Annika has taken it as her mission to scrape the bottom of the hull as much as possible.
I think this is wonderful since I don't want to and can concentrate on other things.
Myself, I have entertained myself with going through some of the technology and furnushing.
In the cockit there is a teak decking covering the flooring and it must have stood gathering dust for two years together with a small table for the cockpit. These are now getting a spa treatment to return to life. The decking has had four coats of teak oil after a wash with soft soap and now it looks like this.
The small table will also get the same treatment. New consumer battery has been bought. The motor control needs changing. The propeller needs tightening. I also got a Raymarine plotter, so a socket for that will be installed. I have an idea to build a stand for the plates to have in the inner most compartment in the galley so that the entire stand can be lifted from the hole instead of having to dig.
I also bought the dinghy with its 2.5 hp engine which belonged to RS when she used to be the former owner's. I instantly named it Stormageddon. A little tinkering and it will be ready to use.
Since we now have an out board engine I got an attachment to hang it up on the stern pulpit. I think I am on top of things now. What remains is to locate what mast, boom and spinnaker boom belongs to RS.
Until later, stay safe!