I had made contact with Freddie, a really nice chap in the Tram Hafen, a retired physio with a passion…
Well, the old one was second hand around ten years ago so it has had a pretty good innings. Took…
Not terribly dense but normally a predictor of changing weather. Warm occluded front in the post.
I put the Genoa on, the one that Walter of Bezemer sails condemned and after a bit of feeling the…
My nephew Adam and family came to visit for two nights. A real joy to see them, part of my…
It is certainly one of the biggest cliches in the literature of boating. What the Water Rat said to the…
With massive thanks to my back door neighbour the soil was changed out to his super best growing medium, the…
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Sorting out materials in the shed and looking ahead to tart up of ship. I only bought the turtle wax…
When you stare at a job for a long time and don’t do it! The starboard piece of teak is…
As ever too much thinking time and not enough “making mistakes to speed up the learning process”.. well, that’s life,…
Eeeeek! I’ve had this thing for over thirty years and last week it just stopped. A call to Jan at…
Another one of those jobs you put off again and again. Eventually made a start somewhat spurred on by positive…
“They were in with a load of opt-outs. Now they are out, and want a load of opt-ins”. And I…
That was a severe amount of pain, 45Kg of apples, three different sorts, collected, washed, chopped, scrittered, pressed.
It seems to take a ridiculous amount of time to reach an agreement, frankly I am surprised that this issue…
Worth mentioning a view on rationing. During WW1 rationing was introduced in uk towards the end of the conflict very…
Refurbishing the potable water tank lids. Clean up, sand, acid etch primer and overcoat of polyester. Mixed polyester in a…
Apple Varieties for Cider-Processing According to European Cider and Fruit Wine Association, apples for cider are classified into four broad…
Well, I thought about this for some time given the paucity of supplies here in The Netherlands and decided to…
I allow myself a brief moment of rejoicing as the exhaust manifold is back on and torqued up, new gaskets…
I really wasn’t looking forward to removing these, cleaning up and making new gaskets so when I examined the dirty…
A very worthwhile compilation, normally the album but this, at 50c was a good one!
Now to clean out the bolt holes, associated bolts and the mating faces ready to refit. It’s a pig of…
A belly wobbler for a Brit! Some are closed. On Dartmoor, they are currently debating the continuation of “wild camping”…
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