11th April: First Sail – Dibden Bay!
First “shake-down” cruise in light winds which only took me as far as Dibden Bay (10.2nm)
Category: April: “Season Starts?”
April started with rebuilding the kitchen sink cupboard following last months flood. However I finally got out sailing on the 11th of the month. The rest of April was cool and uninviting so my sailing season only really started in May.
Rest of April: (1) Fuel filter
Following the first sail, April was messed up by Easter, a Bank Holiday, and some very cool weather. However I got one or two tasks...
Rest of April: (2) Butane Stove
Butane Stove: I’ve been converting my cooking arrangements to use the same sort of butane stove I use for heating Seatern. Given I rarely use...
Rest of April: (3) Hatch Top Instruments
My original layout for the hatch-top instruments included a NASA Target Compass, NASA Clipper GPS display, and NASA Target log. The idea was to display...