Asunto carries a small little 5kva generator on board. Small is a relative term in this case. When we were originally looking at the “Beluga” the generator was listed as an 8kVA unit. This worked out well for us as we were planning on putting in a scuba compressor and liked having the extra, Read More
Mom left on Monday afternoon. The winds came that night. Of course, Mom and I had perfectly calm quiet nights. Of course, as soon as she leaves, a strong northerly fills in. Let me back up a bit. I already told my story of dragging in False Creek when I was alone on the, Read More
The other day I “installed”our new anchor. Although putting a new anchor on the boat is not terribly difficult it has made a significant change to the appearance on the bow of the. I like these small projects as you get a lot of bang for your buck time wise. The old Lewmar Delta, Read More
We decided to spend an extra night in Welsh to finish up a couple of boat projects: 1) repair wiring for bilge pump in dinghy- almost done, needs heat fun for tubing 2) change oil in engine- done 3) repair various seam on genoa- done, thanks to nifty Sailrite machine! 4) lubed up pulleys, Read More
Yep, for my first sewing project I made a cover for our 15′ rigid hull inflatable. To make the job more complicated it also has a steering station, throttle and seat. The first step is to make a 3 dimensional frame out of fiberglass tape: Anywhere the tape meets make up the corners of, Read More
Going up the mast of a 50′ sailboat is no small feat, especially in temperatures hovering around -5. So when Kolby was taking down the Christmas lights and the zap straps broke, leaving the halyard at the top of the mast, Kristine wasn’t particularly interested in retrieving it. Luckily for her, her brother was, Read More
So we thought the silicone to the outside and inside would be enough to stop the water from coming in. Nope. This is one persistent leak! Check out the video- the water is actually forcing its way in, UP through the silicone! Your browser does not support the video tag
Leaks on a boat are nothing new. One can always expect to be engaged in an ongoing battle to banish all pooling water from the inside of the boat. Lately we have noticed an increasingly large puddle under the portside portlight. We avoided the issue with towels for a awhile, but when we came, Read More
Caulking on a boat is no different than caulking anywhere else. And the damage resulting from failed caulking is just as bad – mold, and rot! We had noticed that the caulking around the tub was starting to fail – it was peeling off in places and missing in other. So Kristine put on, Read More
And apparently it wrecked havoc on our hull. Ok so it’s not THAT bad! But oh so unfortunate! As you can see, our boat had been pressed against the dock due to the winds, and she was actually rubbing on the dock box. Luckily the hull is not damaged at all, but the tape, Read More
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