Monthly Archives: April 2011

3rd Tuesday on the hard

Posted on April 12, 2011 by steve

With the work list dwindling you’d think we’d be having less to do.  It doesn’t seem to be working out that way : I remove temporary batteries I hooked up sitting over the starboard shaft access ready for the techs … Continue reading →

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3rd Monday on the hard

Posted on April 11, 2011 by steve

My blog titles have long since lost any originality.  Despite each day being quite different I think the titles capture the essence of our current existence so I’ll keep it up until the day we splash. With no further ado, … Continue reading →

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3rd Sunday on the hard

Posted on April 10, 2011 by steve

Because we’d planned the afternoon off, the work accomplished list for Sunday was relatively short : Lubricated all pulleys and sliders More varnish onto shower sill Replaced line cover over pulleys (involved spending 1/2 hour picking out a hole in … Continue reading →

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3rd Saturday on the hard

Posted on April 9, 2011 by steve

Just after spotting the pattern in the weather it changed again. Another fine day. Can’t complain. Guess what. More boat work : Installed new sheave and ran line for outhaul / 3rd reef through boom Serviced two more winches Tested … Continue reading →

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3rd Friday on the hard and an excellent break

Posted on April 8, 2011 by steve

The weather this week has been very alternating.  Every other day we have variable weather and on the alternate days we have a consistently good day.  Yesterday was a consistently good day.  Confused?  Because we had an afternoon event planned … Continue reading →

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