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When you are planning a grand adventure you look at all aspects of what you are doing; the people and places you’re visiting, the sights you want to see and of course paying attention to the obvious pitfalls and dangers so you can avoid a bad experience and plan for a great one. However sometimes…
In the beginning of 2023 Calor Gas decided they were no longer going to supply the smaller 3.9kg / 4.5kg gas cylinders due to lack of sales. These sizes are used by the leisure market, both boating and motor homes & caravans. Of course these activities had been pretty much shut down by the Covid…
When my boat is away from a dock or a marina pontoon everything on the boat runs off batteries. At it’s simplest it is very much like a car. However when you’re running the little luxuries we have come to expect in life, as well as several important safety devices, it gets a little more…
Day 6: Brixham to Dittisham The next day was a short hop around the corner to the Dart River and up the river to Dittisham. It was soon after lunch when we arrived and the moorings were all pretty full. I soon managed to raft up on a mooring next to someone who was planning…
Having finally packed in working it was time to head out sailing on Isosceles. I was heading along the south coast of the UK towards Cornwall. A cruise in company with friends from Poole Harbour on their boat, Powder Blue. This was my first trip of any length sailing solo, it was reassuring to have…
Progress is slowly being made on getting Isosceles ready to sail. This weeks work involved taking the Seldon Rod-kicker to pieces. For the non-sailors amongst you, this is quite an important piece of equipment. It both supports the boom, while also stopping it from lifting up too high. The second part of this is important…
The sailing season that was supposed to be 2020 was limping towards its end. It was October and I had no winter storage sorted in Poole harbour. I was paying for a berth on the river Hamble that I hadn’t been able to get to. And there were definite signs that the country was going…
The old fuel filter on Isosceles was barely up to scratch and the fuel pipes were well past their sell by date. All of this was in desperate need of replacement, and so with a new engine being fitted I decided to redesign the whole fuel setup. Ideally I wanted a Racor 500 filter and…
There are a whole raft of blogs and articles on doing the engine change. I see no point in repeating what other, more knowledgeable people have said. There are some lessons I learnt, which could have been avoided if I had listened to my own advice. Preparation Before you do anything, take lots of pictures,…
