Category: Storage
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Electric Motor compartment changes
Our process for designing the electric motor compartment has had to be somewhat adaptable. We started from knowing nothing and so it has been a constant process of learning and then changing our plans. The work over the last two weeks (Stuffing box flange is off, Yanmar Diesel 3JH5E for sale and Friday progress #21)…
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Friday progress #21
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 late last night (slightly delayed by a poorly signposted diversion). We had to sneak in…
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Measurements confirm layout choices
So I recently wrote Cabin Refurbishment: Part 4 Layout, however, at that point we hadn’t been on Vida for over 3 months during which time our thinking has been evolving. So our ideas were based on memory and the drawings which are a little inaccurate for the internal layout. So, yesterday, we took lots of…
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Friday Progress #19
Fantastic 🙂 We have had a day visit to Vida following the relaxation of the Welsh StayLocal rule this week. With the exception of a tiny drip from the hatch in the saloon (caught by the rags we had left out for the purpose) everything was dry and no bad smells, no mould, no problems…
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Staycation Electric Motor Progress
So we are coming to the end of our staycation. Managed several walks, one food shop, one visit to the pharmacy. Cushions Plus Jane has made lots of progress on the cushions. She has nearly finished all the ones we have foam for. That is all the backrests for the U-shaped part of the saloon…
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The need for Active Solar power generation
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With the our commitment to Zero fossil fuel sailing we have been having to review and update our initial Solar plan. Designing our Solar Arch has been part of that. The traditional “passive” approach to solar is not going to work for us. By that I mean the idea of putting up a few solar…
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Staycation Progress 1
So on holiday this week but still at home. Very much trying not to take risks or push boundaries of the rules. So today Jane has finished another Saloon backrest: We have also been making more motor progress. Working on 2 frame back plates, I finished drilling the end stop holes for the 4 slots…
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Sustainable Sailing and Human Power
I’ve been quiet on here during the COVID-19 pandemic so far. More urgent priorities and has seemed inappropriate when so many have been dying, ill or struggling in other ways. However, some countries are now starting to move beyond lockdowns and it now seems more appropriate to focus on building a better future. One that…
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Friday progress #18
So we came to the boat late last night to spend time off with plenty of Social Distance. Didn’t come within 50 metres of anyone last night (apart from those in other cars). Today we spoke to Richard working on the boat next to us in a howling gale from at least 5 meters distance.…
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Another not Friday progress
We won’t be making direct progress on Vida this Friday as I’m working. Still we have been making some progress at home. Jane has ordered more foam for the saloon (dinette backrests and the outboard portion of the sea berth). I’ve been collecting a few more parts for the remaining jobs. Now that we have…