Tuesday, August 11, 2020

Great big holes

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 I wanted a hatch, so that I could access the space under the fore deck. I figured out the size I needed and then spent about a week trying ...
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Monday, July 13, 2020

Island hopping

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It's been a while since TLC has been out sailing. But on a trip down to Kerry we were staying on Valentia island. It has a beautiful she...
Sunday, August 28, 2016

An interesting weekend of sailing and repair

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I've added a topping lift to TLC. That helps a lot for motoring. It was quiet gusty (for my skill level) when I took TLC out on Friday...
Monday, August 01, 2016

Lowering the Mast

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It's a whole lot easier now. If you look under the stern, you can see a small wooden stand that keeps the boat from tipping back as I wa...

I got to go sailing...

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This weekend, I got to go out sailing twice (Thanks C), once in Ramor and once in Gowna. Two long narrow lakes, where the wind tends to blow...
Saturday, July 16, 2016

The bilge pump is installed...

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It does not move as much water as a bucket, but I can pump and sail at the same time. The handle is clipped into a bicycle pump ho...
Tuesday, July 12, 2016

Start of bilge pump I installation.

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This is the pump, with the newly cast pivot and the removable handle. It's on the base I made for it. It's out of the way, under t...
Sunday, June 05, 2016

First sail of summer, new toys tried out

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Cavan is supposed to have one lake for each day of the year, if you look at a map, it could well be true. There is a nice spot near Gowna w...
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