Here’s a little video I made of when we got back to Bella Luna after our weeks away. M had worked his butt off, redoing the floor throughout the boat. Why? To be succinct – he mucked them up the first time around by not putting on enough coats of varnish (actually only one) which […]
Tech Stuff
Technical details about Bella Luna, sailing gear, 12volt, mechanical bits and pieces and design.
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Complacency Combust-a-Tron
“We’ve got a couple of choices,” said M, as we sat on the sand at Bayview yesterday afternoon. “The weather is pretty much going to be ballistic for the next week, which means we’ll have to stay in Pittwater, or…” “Or?” “Or we can leave early in the morning before the ballistic really kicks in […]
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Pittwater and the steering committee
Boom! Belatedly we realised that our steering is busted. It amazes me that it took this long to discover… It must have happened incrementally over time. I was under the foggy impression that when the autopilot belt broke, M had done something to alter the steering – this had resulted in the wheel being super-stiff; […]
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From five to fifty…
For at least the last two months, every Wednesday morning we go to the Yamba Farmer’s Market – held in the carpark between Witing and Turners beaches. Bella Luna is usually anchored off Whiting Beach – including a 30 second ride in Foamy we can get from the boat and be buying bunches of basil […]
Autopilot installation and Ubiquiti victory!
We spent three nights at the Prince of Wales Bay Marina. Although we have idealistic visions of avoiding such places because of the expense, sometimes the facilities available make them impossible to ignore. We were able to get a berth and use power, water, showers and laundry – our stay was primarily to give M […]