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 […]
maintenance
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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; […]
Hill Inlet
We hoped to spend a couple of days at Hill Inlet – a spot at the back of the famous Whitehaven Beach (one of only seven silica sand beaches in the world) that is generally only accessible by multihulls as the water is very shallow. In some places the water dries out – and we […]
A reunion, a dead motor, a farewell…
Exactly 26 years ago I was catching public transport around the various areas of Geelong (Hamlyn Heights, Newtown, Highton, Norlane) seeking out addresses I had been given by the Deakin University Housing Co-op. They had lists of houses available for students who needed to rent in the area in order to attend uni. In addition, […]
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 […]