The mast was craned of on Friday and many small jobs to complete prior to departure.
Just got to check accuracy now..
OK, brighter lights arrived today. The bulb holder is in good condition; brass disk is an interference fit in nylon…
After almost two weeks of activity Dick and van, together with the furniture, departs 0800. Prague to Portugal 2750km so…
Plugs in, screws in, primer & sikaflex done, laminate repaired, stanchion in (the bent one I ask for help with).
The o ring is an experiment, it was bonded at build but heck, worth a go.
While I think of it, at least three communications from Maas entrance, “continue your current course and speed, pass ahead…
I’ll clean up the rail and see if I think I can make a good repair. The grp (polyester) I…
OK passage down, heavy traffic Maas entrance, bit longer than planned; 2-3 knots of current against me going up to…
Looked at night passage down to Stellendam but tides dictate an 0500 departure tomorrow, I’ll set alarm for 0430 and…
An indifferent trip down, missed the bridge (wooderbruge or why) after delayed departure enkhuizen due to small boat taking his…
Looks a bit bumpy out, Thursday and Friday too but, perhaps Saturday down to Amsterdam, Sunday night passage stellendam. Bit…
Easy trip, felt a bit off on way so motored down to Den Ouvre, sailed down to enkhuizen. Shopping done,…
Around 35km, good little museum at the airport where they had parachuting going on. I could not but wonder if…
It brings it home how little one knows about such fascinating places. A major part of the Atlantic wall Texel…
Great sail over, 7-8 knots with the current, a couple of dolphins accompanied me for part of the trip. Arrived…
High point I guess has been food, a well loved fish handle visshandle, with superb fish at 15.70 a kilo.…
I booked in the below bar, when I arrived later to watch the football it seems the amplifier had broken…
Piss Poor Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance. Amazed to read that the “lift table’s” used my Boy Browning and Miles…
My favourite book shop, good stock of a wide variety. https://www.bookexchange.nl/
Ijmuiden 1530, bit of a delay for lock perhaps 30 minutes and then up to Amsterdam marina. Its packed. Grrrr.…
First drama; I had forgotten about the height restrictions at Goreesluis, the air draft is restricted depending upon the height…
Well, it looks positive, ran for half an hour and in the green. I am not throwing my hands up…
The primary side seemed quite clear, now, running fluid through secondary I get a load of frothing!
From one of uk’s top political journalists BBC News – Marr on catching Covid after being double vaccinatedhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-57640550
I saw yard today, it really looks like they can’t pull me out and get back me in the water…
https://www.rivm.nl/nieuws/deltavariant-rukt-op
It’s great that unlocking is happening but I do feel the threat posed by the Indian variant is a serious…
I guess Joe the boy Biden.
Ran various tests on the installed Lowrance vhf transceiver and, eventually, have taken the view that it is unserviceable with…
The announcement of USA “buying” 1/2 billion doses for the world’s most disadvantaged countries causes me a pause for thought.…