Still need to fit floor supports and a floor but a quick test shows that our Natures Head composting toilet fits in our stripped out aft head compartment with room for your feet with the door closed plus just enough…
Continuing from Cabin Refurbishment: Part 3 Interior Theme and Style Plans so far (layout and technical) We really love the overall layout of Vida with the small, safe, protected centre cockpit that allows for an aft cabin accessible from the…
Continuing from Cabin Refurbishment: Part 1 the story so far and what is delaying us. I’m going to generalise and say there are four main approaches to the interior of older yachts. The Minimal: don’t change anything, don’t fix anything…
Essentially the story of our cabin refurbishment so far can be summarised as ripping out and fixing leaks 🙂 Now we are ready to make plans for how to make things both comfortable and nice looking. First the recap on…
So having had a big grumble in my last post, Teak decks. The worst “luxury” “upgrade” ever, it is time for the opposite. A celebration of the best upgrade you can make to your boat. The terrible pun in the…
So tonight is another wet and windy night. Currently forecast says gusts of upto 45mph which is almost the top of a Beaufort force 8 gale. A bit warmer than a few nights ago with a minimum of 5°C. We…
The sailing channels are full of amazing boats. What used to be the sailing magazines that my Dad would buy have been replaced by YouTube channels like Yachting World. Consistently they present, as if it were normal a world view…
This Yachting World article is heading in the right direction. Skippers’ tips: Bluewater sailing secrets of the million milers revealed Some key items such as reduced plastic and renewable energy get mentioned. I’m still desperate for them to connect the…
We spent a couple of hours yesterday trying to make detailed plans for the grey water waste system. It is very difficult to find much information on this, obviously our goals are not very common yet. I was quite shocked…
A few more things that it felt good to achieve yesterday. No picture but together we were able to properly fit and tighten the new bolts holding the steering gearbox to the bulkhead. Play in the steering, unsurprisingly massively reduced…
