Last week, for the first time, I had trouble getting into my mooring slip. The marina is quite sheltered, but that day a strong inflow wind and a large rising tide combined…
Winchrite ABT Repair
This post describes a DIY Winchrite repair, when my Winchrite electric winch handle suddenly stopped working. What is a Winchrite? The Winchrite ABT (Advanced Brushless Technology) is a rechargeable electric winch handle…
Connecting Raymarine Axiom MFD to Wi-Fi
The Raymarine Axiom series MFD has built in wi-fi connectivity. It comes with several apps but there are two main uses. 1. To remotely control the MFD with the free Raycontrol app…
The Right Size Boat for a Couple
I have been sailing now for just short of 50 years. I’m not sure how that is possible, but it happened anyway. In that time I have owned 11 sailing yachts ranging…
Eric and Susan Hiscock
The Hiscocks were a British couple who circumnavigated the world in the 1950s and 1960s. It was their book Around the World in Wanderer III, loaned to me by a friend when…
New Teak and Holly Sole
Bobo is a 1986 S2 9.1 sailboat. It is very well made and still going strong after more than 30 years. But the original teak and holly plywood sole was in rough…
Teak Cockpit Table
A cockpit table is a great convenience. When Tangleberry was new a friend made a table for us out of laminate faced plywood. It served well for 15 years but finally wore…
Teak Shower Grating
Removed the old plastic shower grate on Tangleberry, and made a new one from teak slats obtained from Island Teak on Vancouver Island. They were reasonable in price and it was a…
More Counter Space
Our boat galley has two sinks but rather limited counter space. I made a cover for one sink from King Starboard material.
Tartarooga Dodger
This hard dodger was made in Sidney BC. Shown with and without canvas. The top picture is during a race, which we won. The dodger extends quite far over the cockpit so…