Category Archives: Boat Maintenance

Still-Getting Ready For Our Big Trip Over The Atlantic

By Jane | Published December 26, 2011

Organizing ourselves for the trip ‘across the pond’ is a little more complex, of course, than we first imagined …….. Continue reading

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Satellite Phone or SSB ?

By Jane | Published December 17, 2011

We have also been researching whether to invest in an SSB radio or a satellite phone for the crossing….. Continue reading

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Gran Canaria, Las Palmas and a Broken Auto – Pilot

By Jane | Published December 13, 2011

We arrived in the marina of Gran Canaria yesterday morning after a very tiring journey.Our auto-pilot decided to pack up on us shortly after leaving the marina of Puerto Calero and despite Erwin’s best efforts at fixing the problem it broke down on us completely and so for most of our seventeen hour journey we found ourselves self-steering. ………. Continue reading

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We Are Finished, My Chart Table and the Girls’ Engine Cover..

By Jane | Published September 7, 2011

Well, we have FINISHED!!!!!! Oh my goodness. Finally. We even did a shop today; so the boat is also laden with food. The anti-fouling ( barr where the posts are, OK, we have to do this tomorrow morning and the second layer on Friday morning, but this is now easy to do) is done. We are practically ready to get back into the water! ………….

One of my favourite improvements however has been …. Continue reading

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The Girls Are Back!

By Jane | Published September 6, 2011

The girls are back with us on the boat and we are to leave on Friday! Continue reading

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