Category Archives: Boat Repair

Electrical problems aboard

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Nathaniel

I was going to enjoy an unexpected and lovely day yesterday by going for an unplanned and impromptu sail. It didn’t turn out that way. As I was preparing for departure I unplugged the shore power cord, which turned out … Continue reading →

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Sail repair

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Nathaniel

Tracy and I pulled the mainsail off Fainleog yesterday and I’m going to drop it off at Leitch and McBride tomorrow to get it repaired. I had a good look at the tear as we were folding it up, and … Continue reading →

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Marking time in Port McNeill

Posted on October 2, 2010 by Nathaniel

It’s been a busy few days since I got to Port McNeill. The boat is more or less shovelled out and dry; the weather here has been utterly gorgeous, which breaks my heart even more that my cowardly companions turned … Continue reading →

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Vancouver Island Circumnavigation – getting a shitkicking off Brooks Peninsula

Posted on September 28, 2010 by Nathaniel

Our run up Goletus channel to Bull Harbour was uneventful, bordering on dull. The channel itself is straight and fairly featureless, marked only by the odd Island here and there. It was also a day of low cloud and intermittent … Continue reading →

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Island circumnavigation update; unlooked-for adventure

Posted on September 17, 2010 by Nathaniel

We left Port Neville early to catch the ebb tide; this is crucial in Johnstone Strait as the tides can run to > 3 knots. And unlike last year, the winds on this trip have been fitful and motoring gives … Continue reading →

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In hot water

Posted on August 20, 2010 by Nathaniel

I just spent 8 hours in the bilges of my boat installing a new hot water tank. I’m exhausted, scratched, bruised and cut up. It was so difficult reaching anything, it really felt like a maddening, futile effort. It’s still … Continue reading →

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Nice to be handy (I’ve said it before)

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Nathaniel

I went to haul up the anchor in Maple Bay when the gypsy jammed. I thought it might be the chain but no such luck; something was run with my 3-year-old Lewmar windlass. What a piece of junk; I’ll never … Continue reading →

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Sails, sails, and more sails

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Nathaniel

It’s been crazy sails these last few weeks,  and I’m talking the noun, not the verb. MY genoa is in terrible shape and I took it to a couple of local sailmakers to get quotes on possible repairs or worst … Continue reading →

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Distractions: sails and swiftsure

Posted on May 28, 2010 by Nathaniel

Well, as I suspected they say that the sail isn’t repairable. Blast and damned. Time for a new/used one. The challenge is finding one out there for a reasonable price. Maybe by the end of the season I’ll afford a … Continue reading →

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Spring boat maintenance.

Posted on May 23, 2010 by Nathaniel

I’ve been incredibly busy lately with doing spring maintenance on the boat. Not much in terms of things actually breaking, but I’m a big fan of preventing stuff from going south, short of having two of everything and swapping stuff … Continue reading →

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