Now that’s using your head
Back before we moved aboard, one of the things we did was rip out the countertops in the galley and install new Corian. The old ones were laminated butcher block and they were in pretty sad shape, as was the counter in the head.
Got clamps? (bowsprit part 1)
One thing about woodworking; you can never have enough clamps. I thought I had enough clamps, but boy was I wrong.
New lifelines and solar panel rails
One thing’s for sure; sailboat lifelines have a finite life span, and ours have definitely out-lived theirs. Thankfully, they haven’t parted under load yet, but it’s only a matter of time…
Flush and fill
New boat projects have taken the forefront lately, but regular system maintenance is still an ongoing process as a live-aboard. Running hot water is a creature comfort most of us would rather not live without, and maintaining our hot water system is one of those things that comes with living on a sailboat.
Leaky Perkins myths dispelled
Some would say “I’d rather be good than lucky.” Others say “I’d rather be lucky than good.” I’d rather say “I’m good, now how’s about a little of that luck y’all keep talking about?” I think I need to buy a Lottery Ticket right about now because, despite my last post, not all diesels leak […]
Of oil leaks and engine mounts
“How come the British don’t build computers? Because they haven’t figured out how to make them leak oil.”
Snowball Effect (Part II)
When last I posted, I was writing about changing the oil in our 38 year old Perkins 4-108 diesel engine and explaining the inevitable chain reaction of events that are synonymous with nearly every project I tackle on this boat as of late.
One thing leads to another
So goes it with boat projects. Pick a simple project to work on such as changing the oil & filter, and it mutates into something much more involved. The snowball effect. I should know this by now.
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year
Sorry. Not a lot of boat stuff to talk about over the past couple weeks, except for a few nagging little projects hanging on the back burner…
The skinny little cabinet full of paper charts
Just forward of the knee space under our chart table is a tall, narrow, and deep locker with several shelves for storing rolled paper nautical charts. At 8 inches wide by 23 inches tall, and nearly 36 inches deep, this locker is the perfect place to stash copious quantities of rolled up paper… but not […]