1932 Classic Yacht
It’s been several weeks since we arrived home from our trip bring Merva down from Canada. Except for the storm that kept us pinned down in Friday harbor it was a very good trip. We arrived in Tacoma and docked along the Foss Maritime Museum. We learned a lot about Merva. How she handled, what…
We made it to Friday Harbor and cleared Customs, but here we stay. The weather system that we were trying to keep ahead of has caught up with us. So we’ll stay at least until Thursday. Winds for tomorrow are expected to be 40kts so, even in this sheltered marina I’m using additional lines. The…
The trip across the Straights of Georgia was a piece of cake. Arrived in Friday Harbor this afternoon. We are were trying to arrive here before the heavy weather set in and it would be difficult to meet our date to go through customs. Even though customs doesn’t do boat documents on weekends the official…
Tim McDonald, Kathleen Brooker and Merva are on their way to Tacoma, WA. Tacoma will be Merva’s new home.
Well the maintenance on Merva came to an abrupt halt as multiple buyers came on the scene – two on the same day. So refinishing the covering boards and annual varnish refresh is going to be done by the new owner as they see fit. We are taking on Euphemia II but nothing happens until…
Sounder The replacement sounder arrived today. It was already configured for the same transducer so all I had to do was plug it in and see if it works – and it did. This confirmed that the original sounder was no longer working – despite outwardly looking fresher. It was hard tossing the old one…
Some of the things on my ‘to do’ list are trivial. ensure pots and pans are a complete/well rounded set ensure spices are topped up and selection is complete
Came across a boat that looks very similar (particularly the hull) to Merva. It was built by Harold Campbell in Victoria (1934). It is 2 years younger and 1 foot longer. Makes me wonder if this is somehow the mystery larger Merva that is referred to in the Merva historical notes? Could F.W. Morriss have…
I had to use the extra rode recently and it got tangled. This happened despite the neat coil I had it in. So pulled the anchor and rode out and reloaded it with the rope loosely fed to the floor first and the chain on top of it. This is how it be if the…
I like to add teak oil to the deck every September. The teak is old and dry and sucks up the oil readily. Helps a lot when the rainy months kick in and by late spring it is back to being grey again. I did it a month early this year as I expect to…