Now we are coming up to warmer weather, thoughts are turning to exploring more in the rib.Obviously mine is not as posh as these.Whizzing around the Solent in the wet and freezing cold can hardly be described as fun.A little sunshine appears however…..
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Christoph M
On Sunday the Christoph M arrived, performing what must be the most unusual manoeuvre I think I’ve ever seen.About 100 yards from her destination, with a huge clattering she let go her anchor, and continued to drag it all the way to her berth.Needless …
Calm
A cold, damp, misty but very calm day on the river.It’s very rare for the Itchen to be so completely calm.Not even any birds fishing to disturb the river’s mirror smooth surface.
24V Lighting
I was going to post something different, but have already had a few questions and emails on lights.Anyway, you can see the first pair of bunk lights there at the top left of the image. The wood coving also neatly covers the metal gussets (Rob). Oh, and…
Wires everywhere
Andy has been down for another visit.An inevitable consequence of Andy’s presence is wires hanging out all over the place. At least while he is there that is.The plan I have is to use 24V lighting everywhere I possibly can on board, and low energy ligh…
LED update
It’s still going, but a distinctly fainter glow now.
Destination
I thought it would be an idea to get a glimpse of the final product I’m working towards.Here you see how the bunk can look with a mattress and quilt all in place.You can also see I’ve been experimenting with lighting, though that’s not by any means a f…
Bunks painted
The inevitable coat of white paint.It already looks so much better after a first coat of paint.Not much more to say about this, other than “watch this space”.
NASA Green Building
I see this: NASA Green Building and think this is kind of like having a solar powered oil rig!I’m thinking just lighting the fuse on one of the rockets they refuel must pretty well cancel out all of their green effort entirely.For the purists out there…
Battery state
Strong winds = free power for me.We have been somewhat battered by winds these past few days, though it’s all died down again now.Plenty of wind translates into plenty of power for me.I’ve not had to run a generator at all this last weekend, and for mo…
