The Weekly Wrap-up: 14-20 May

  By Octopussy | May 21, 2013 - 3:27 pm |
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awesome switches

We continue to make great progress on all of those things we had been ignoring… much  like the water feature I wrote about yesterday! Over the last week we (that’s a royal “we”) installed a new battery distribution system. This was very necessary.  When we got the boat, our battery switches looked like this: The back was even scarier. Let me explain. You probably can’t read it, but these switches and relays have “Lucas Engineering” embossed on them. For Jaguar owners, or classic British car enthusiasts, Lucas is legendary.   Here, on this Jaguar Forum, I found several comments about Lucas, to give you an idea of what I am talking … Continue reading →

The Water Feature in Our Salon

  By Octopussy | May 20, 2013 - 2:20 pm |
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The water feature in my salon

  We were diligent in trying to seal the boat off, and keep the water out this winter.  However, one leak eluded us: the leak in the Bomar hatch directly above our salon table. It was killing me.  I had started refinishing the table, only to find it inundated with water and melted snow all winter.  So we either taped a contractor bag to the outside of the cabin roof over the hatch, or I placed a contractor bag and rags on top of the table when we left the boat for the evening. We put off fixing it, mainly because we were busy with other things, and the fact … Continue reading →

Are We Street Legal? … USCG Vessel Safety Checks

  By Octopussy | May 19, 2013 - 7:33 pm | , ,
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As I wrote earlier this week, we’ve rounded a corner with the boat.  Not just physically, with the completion of the cork, but mentally as well. Up to this point, out sailboat has looked like a scene out of the children’s story, “The Emperor’s New Clothes.”  Everyone walks by Octopussy on the dock, but no one has the heart to ask us why she’s not wearing any clothes,  i.e. sails. We haven’t been at a point, until now, to even think about getting her underway. But, now we’re really close. So, I thought I’d run through the USCG Safety Check worksheet that is actually used by the CG Auxiliary guys … Continue reading →

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