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Sustainable Sailing Book update
I’ve just updated our Sustainable Sailing Book following the blog post Our Compost Toilet deadline with the lessons learned from reading The Humanure Handbook.
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Easter gifts
Easter is coming soon.Jane is selling cute things to put treats in, especially suitable for little ones. There are chicks and bunnies. Hope you like them. Chick bags Bunny bags
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Valentine’s Day Cards
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
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Fitting Aquadrive thrust bulkhead
Today we are filling the gap between the original engine bearers and the new thrust bulkhead that the Aquadrive will be fitted to.We have got the thrust bulkhead tilted and angled correctly for the propeller shaft to be centered in the stern tube and for the propeller shaft to be at right-angles to the thrust…
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Enjoying a few days off.
The weather has been beautiful for a week. So we have taken 3 days off from boat work. On Friday we collected and tested a new inflatable kayak (with some rigid sections for improved shape and performance). It is an Advanced Elements AdvancedFrame Convertible Elite. We can use it as either a single or double.…
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Game changing watermaker?
This sounds really amazing for sometime in the future. From MIT News “Researchers build a portable desalination unit that generates clear, clean drinking water without the need for filters or high-pressure pumps.“ Definitely could be a game changer for our retirement, certainly looks like it might be worth putting off buying a watermaker if you…
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For our UK cruising, a guide to cities to visit
Interesting (free) article from Yachting Monthly on 10 UK cities to visit by boat. Wonder how many we will get to before heading to warmer climes.
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Regular Thursday reminder
After we forgot one time we now stick this on the front door on the days we go to the boat. We put another Bow Roller progress video up yesterday.
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Trying to seal from little friends
Before leaving this evening I used some cheap sealant to try to block the ends of the aluminium tubes that support the wheelhouse roof. The flies seem to use them a lot. I’ve also resealed where the electric cable currently goes into the cabin (when we switched to the new consumer unit the foam tile…
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Citroen Dispatch Van with 5 seats and full lining for sale
We are selling our Van. It has been brilliant transport for us with awesome flexibility for carrying people and stuff as well as towing boats, caravans, trailers. See the advert here!