We have added a call sign for our Amateur Radio for offshore communication:
VE0KLV
Sunday, May 27, 2018
AROUND THE MARINA
Just some pictures from a few recent walks
Heron Feeding at Low Tide
Dawn
Sunrise
Our Marina
IP465 - POLAR PLOT
There is a great new app that plots the performance of a sailboat based on displacement, sail area, length overall, length at the water line, etc. Here are the results for the IP465:
Polar Plot from iOS App "iPolar"
Saturday, April 7, 2018
APRIL ALREADY
Here it is April already. We have a second call sign for the SSB to be legal in international waters ; VE0KLV which is a version of VA7KLV which is my main call sign.
No hauling out this year. We are planning on heading out to Bowen Island for the May long weekend. We used Easter to do some maintenance
No hauling out this year. We are planning on heading out to Bowen Island for the May long weekend. We used Easter to do some maintenance
Wednesday, February 28, 2018
Webasto Heater Replacement
Our hydronic heating system on board Terratima has a Webasto diesel fueled unit. It has not worked properly from the day it was installed. After years of frustration with the system, the final straw came when we discovered that the heat transfer jacket was cracked and water (glycol) was entering the combustion chamber. The cost to replace the jacket was $1,400 for the part. I had it ripped out and replaced with a Russian-built unit that cost me the same amount and has worked flawlessly. So much for American ingenuity.
Sunday, December 24, 2017
Sunday, December 17, 2017
A WEEK BEFORE CHRISTMAS 2017
We still get questions about living aboard. The answer is we love it, we prefer it, and we are staying on our boat. "What is different?", we are asked. Nothing really, except we can slip the lines and sail around the world. There is one difference we have observed however. Don't live on a boat if you hate that "lived in" look. Living on a 50' boat uses every square centimetre of space to the fullest. You are faced with more maintenance and cleaning than you might otherwise have in a house. Other than that and the electronics for navigation and communication, life is similar.
Now for Christmas and the one piece that is all bout the reason for the season:
Now for Christmas and the one piece that is all bout the reason for the season:
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