Projects / Maintenance

Monday 22 October: Herrington Harbor North, yard day #6 – VHF and SSB antennas check, and birds poop fighting. Frost on the windscreen this morning, 1degC outside temperature. That is below chilly!…

Sunday 21 October: Herrington Harbor North, yard day #5 – scrape the keel bulb and continue polishing. The wind is howling in the night, and by 3am is pretty clear we won’t…

Saturday 20 October: Herrington Harbor North, yard day #4 – antifouling not stripped off, hardly any progress on polishing the hull, but at least the dinghy is clean! Heavy rain last night,…

Friday 19 October: Day 3 in Herrington Harbor Yard – Gori propeller gets cleaned, stern gland tightened, new gas bottles connected, and gel coat repair on the bow. Frost on the windscreen…

Thursday 18 October: Herrington Harbor North – yard day #2 – slow start of the hired professionals. Today we hope to see some action on the boat by the hired professionals, not…

Wednesday 17 October: Herrington Harbor North – hauled out, but actual jobs still didn’t start. Early rise, we have water depth to check! And sure enough, we see 3.1m. Perfect! So we…

Tuesday 16 October: Herrington Harbor North – lift out didn’t happen due to low water, and we get other jobs done. Lots of rain last night, and noisy squeaky mooring lines. According…