Installed a 3/8″ stainless steering cable on the port side. It has about 1/8″ of PVC on it. Seems to be a perfect fit.
Month: June 2018
Cruise Crew
Matt, Ben, Peter (self), and Lukas. And the boat – Merva.
Steering Cable
Top priority (and only non-optional item on the ToDo list) is replacing the frayed steering cable on the port side. Purchased a new cable. Going with fat/thick like the original one but stainless with PVC coated. The starboard cable has been replaced and although its stainless and PVC coated it is much thinner. Disconnected the…
Numbers
I took a look at the Log book and the Chart Plotter and came up with some numbers for the recent cruise. The chart plotter tells me that we travelled: 767nm/882m/1421km Travel time: 21 days The Volvo hour meter tells me: 132.7 hrs My log tells me that we used: 370L of fuel (about 3L/hour) Guess…
Merva Back At Home
Ran the fuel out of the tender motor. Not sure when it will be used again. Merva not ‘the’ priority at the moment but even still – working my way through a page-long list. First up is replacing the frayed steering cable. This has been ordered and should be installed on Friday.