We have been using a Nature’s Head composting toilet on Vida since September 2019. We liked it enough to add a second in November 2019. Our experience has ranged from them being abandoned (after use) for 6 months during lockdown…
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…
Today Jane did a great job with epoxy fillets and epoxy coating the mizzen supports in the aft cabin. Sorry no pictures. Meanwhile, I built a poop box 😁 I haven’t finished the lid. The box fits directly onto the…
We are back home and I’ve probably watched too many American YouTube videos if I’m describing myself as super happy 🤣 First, I’m really pleased with the progress on the rearranging of the aft cabin. One nice interim feature is…
So about to go to bed for the second night aboard after a 6 month gap through a Welsh winter. We hadn’t expected such a long gap. Back in October we were expecting Wales to restrict entry from Manchester but…
We watch a lot of Sailing channels on YouTube, watch boat reviews and boats for sale as well as reading lots of articles. So as we look at so many different boats the questions comes to mind: Do we feel…
I’ve been thinking about the relationship between these two concepts. Unfortunately, in my view, both concepts have been manipulated by unscrupulous businesses so that they have been undermined. Recently I saw an ad for composting coffee pods that drove that…
So we have been found by Clean Sailors “Sailors who love the sea, mobilising the global sailing community in conservation of our oceans.”#sailmightytreadlightly A not for profit organisation who are based in one of our favourite places: Falmouth (Cornwall). We…
First, some good news. All the epoxy work filling the holes yesterday worked better than we dared hope. Everything has hardened nicely, very little slumping. Going to be straightforward to put the fibreglass cloth on both the inside and outside.…
So we have come of age 😉 21 today. Not too bad, we are still a month away from owning Vida for a year and we were unable to visit for nearly 4 months due to the lockdown. We arrived…
