2017 – the Fourth year
It was a disappointing year for sailing. The season didn’t start too badly, I had the aim of trying to get out on average once...
Category: 2017
All the entries for 2017! Please use the left hand menu to select entries by month
17th – 24th Jan: Outboard Tests/Service
It’s time to take the outboard in for servicing but before lifting it off I wanted to check the noise levels using an “app” on...
4th Feb: Ship Wrecks! plus refitted Dai
The tides are going away from springs so this morning I tightened Seatern’s mooring against the jetty (we’ve been having easterly winds) and lifted the...
11th Feb: Dinghy missing!
The dinghy moored to Jo’s jetty using luggage straps was no longer there this morning. Unless the owners have removed it, I assume that the...
25th Feb: Wot no wind?
I slept on Seatern last night and this morning woke to hear the wind blowing through the rigging but the anemometer showing zero. Yesterday we...
1st March: Flooded Kitchen
So, I’ve finally had a flood in the house and the irony is that it didn’t come from the river! Last week I noticed the...
10th March: New Cabin
A portacabin has appeared on the next jetty to mine. Jo has rented space to a scaffolder, Austin, who works on festivals and uses it...
13th March: SeaOsprey on the River
I wanted to get afloat so took my canoe SeaOsprey down the river to the entrance to Ocean Village and then back up the river...
14th March: Anemometer cups, Air draft, and Outboard tests
Finally a day when conditions were right (tide in and calm) to replace the anemometer and to measure the outboard sound levels since it has...
15th March: Fitted Vibra-stop pads
Yesterday I measured the sound levels following the outboard having been serviced. I had the same setup as on the 17th January. The results are...