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Mission Statement: To build a capable, affordable cruising boat with readily-available skills, materials, equipment and facilities.
If, like me, you dream of getting out there and sailing/cruising the world's waters, this blog/site aims to show my approach to how to do just that. Capable cruising boats should not be limited to the reach of the rich and privileged. If you accept the premise that a 25 year working lifespan for your boat is plenty for you to achieve your dreams (seems reasonable!) and are not concerned about such capitalist constructs as resale value, then the capable cruising boat is within the reach of a meagre budget. Go for it!
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Along the way....

24/8/2020

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Some weeks you get major items ticked off the list and others you just get little bits here and there done, and you sit back at the end of a busy week and think, "is that it?". There are, of course, a myriad little jobs that need to be done; small battens here, a bracket there, a bit of filler, a splash of paint, running some wire; and sometimes these little jobs take as much time as a major item but certainly don't look as impressive. And, these things are very difficult to calculate in the time needed reckoning.

As things stand now, jobs on the go are;

1. I have fabricated brackets to support the forward end of the bulwarks, however, the M14 bolts that I have to fix them to the bow fitting have damaged threads. I am waiting for a delivery of an M14 die to clean the threads up. I am also missing some 8mm washers to fit the brackets to the bulwarks. I need to get to the shop! Once these things are present, I can fit the brackets and fill/seal/paint the forward end of the bulwarks.

2. The forward fairleads are in place. They need a bit of filler/primer/top coat.

3. I have the through hulls for the cockpit drains, but do not have a hole cutter/Forstner bit of the correct diameter. I have ordered one and will fit them once it arrives.

4. I am still varnishing and painting the washboards. They are still nearly finished.

5. The foredeck is partly painted. Once the bulwark brackets and fairleads are finished, I will finish painting it and do the non-slip panels.

6. I have interior lights for the main cabin. They need to be fitted. This may entail an upgrade of the wiring conduit and cabin wiring.

7. The galley and heads water pumps are waiting to complete their rebuild and be fitted. The pump handles are also ready...

8. I have purchased the steel for the engine mount to floors brackets, and also the aluminium for the hatch turtle mounting brackets...

9. And so on....

However, a little glimmer of light is perhaps beginning to show at the end of the tunnel :-)

Here's this week's video!
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