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...
Category: March: “Preparing for Summer”
March started with the Kitchen floor being flooded – the floor boards took over 3 weeks to dry. However by mid-month I was thinking of sailing Seatern again! But Seatern is used during the winter. Moored at the jetty, I quite often spend the evening or sleep on board – to wake to a winter’s dawn on the river.
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...
16th March: Wash Down
Spent the afternoon washing down Seatern’s top-sides. The aft buoyancy hatch covers seem to have turned particularly green this year as have some of the...
17th March: Converting Stove to Butane
For some time I’ve been thinking about using a Butane stove for cooking rather than the Spirit Stove. Now that I’ve realised that I don’t...
19th March: Dramatic Incident at Calshot
On Sunday 19th March I was, as usual, on the middle watch which in winter is 11am to 2pm. It was windy, force 6 gusting...
27th March: SeaOsprey Navigates the River Itchen
It promised to be a nice day, if a little misty at first, so I decided to motor in SeaOsprey down the Itchen towards the...
28th-30th March: Odd jobs
Improved the balance of the “new” butane cooking stove; put the main and mizzen on Seatern; re-installed the power system; and tested the ballast pump...