Sustainable Sailing

Month: February 2024

  • Slow Galley progress

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    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 it back to the boat…

  • Galley refit (again)

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    After 4 years of our temporary galley we are almost at clean sheet of paper time but with lots of learning.The main worktop with sinks is going back in. But will be trimmed to a straight front edge. The support for the front edge will include a fiddle and be as deep as the sinks.…

  • Stuffed

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    Well all our stuff (excluding tools) is on board for half term holiday. We haven’t yet worked out where we can fit 🤣

  • Valentine’s Day Cards

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    Jane has got all romantic and produced a few special handmade Valentine’s day cards with a picture of our anchor and the text “You are my anchor”. Apparently I’m not allowed to buy one for my Valentine but you can. Buy in our Ko-fi shop at https://ko-fi.com/s/ec114b6d3f

  • Interior plan updates

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    Insulation We have slightly adjusted our plans for insulating the hull, under deck and inside of the cabin top.We are still fitting sheets of 40mm closed cell xps foam. However, as this will not be a tight fit to the hull we are going to build on the example of others (eg Sailing Melody, Sailing…