The Avon is sold… long live the Highfield!
Saturday 9 Nov, HHN day 29: Sold the Avon dinghy, new lifting points fitted to the Highfield, feedwater pump rebuilt and twin Dysons mounted. Avon dinghy has been advertised in various places…
Saturday 9 Nov, HHN day 29: Sold the Avon dinghy, new lifting points fitted to the Highfield, feedwater pump rebuilt and twin Dysons mounted. Avon dinghy has been advertised in various places…
Friday 8 Nov, HHN day 28: We go to Washington DC to vote and to attend a basketball game. As anticipated, the lapping was awful so not much sleep despite wearing the…
Thursday 7 Nov, HHN day 27: Cloudy Bay is back in the water with no leaks! Now it’s time to get the dinghy secured on the davits. We are up early again…
Wednesday 6 Nov, HHN day 26: A day of bits and pieces, but no launching. We are up early so we can meet the launching crew immediately as they start work at…
Tuesday 5 Nov, HHN day 25: Last jobs under the boat then a big tidy up ready to launch. And finally we unpack the new outboard and Highfield dinghy and introduce them…
Monday 4 Nov, HHN day 24: Watermaker feedwater pump dismantled, ceramic Pro applied above waterline and final piping reinstated to the engine room new sea-cocks. Today’s missions are to conquer the polishing…
Sunday 3 Nov, HHN day 23: Polishing the hull and fixing the upper rudder bearing. It’s going to be a wooly hat day again, Glen cheerfully comments as he wakes up determined…
Saturday 2 Nov, HHN day 22: Boat anode bolt installed. We go wild on Amazon and the hull polishing exercise begins. Winter is definitely coming, this morning we found the rain water…