1932 Classic Yacht
First off – nobody drinks the water from these tanks. They are for the two sinks (dishes and washing hands). Decided to install an accumulator. This will reduce the frequency of the pump doing its thing (it can be a bit noisy in the quiet of night). It will also eliminate the pulsing at the…
The many faces of the salon.
It feels like spring. Merva awaits the 2019 season. There will be the short trips to the Farm but also the trip to Chatter Box Falls in June.
The weather has been foul but Merva is snug in its boat house/shed. It was a freezing night so I decided to sleep on it. This provided my first opportunity, in some months, to spend enough time on it to re-familiarize myself with where stuff is tucked away, the state of the engine, and such.
Merva has been staying out of this fall weather and in the comfort of the boat house. There have been a few brief trips out… like the one today where Valerie and I hopped on for an afternoon trip to the Farm.
Merva shuddered noticeably, the first two times I engaged the gear box, when leaving the dock at the Farm. I responded by greasing the bunk bearing and stuffing box. Tonight I noticed the real problem – kelp. I thought it was rope but I cut it up with a box cutter tied to a pole…
Out on Merva with some rain. I think the Teak Oil is totally doing its job. I expect it will fade as next summer comes around (and that is fine) but happy to have all that oil in there for the winter.
Merva got a good coat of teak oil a few months ago but it was quickly sucked up. Today I decided to put as much teak oil on as I could. Its already showing signs of being sucked up. I don’t want to get it super saturated but enough to make a difference in protecting…
Lost a fender during cruise earlier in the year. Finally got around to replacing it. Here I am trying to weave the rope ends.
There were 4 of these lights. I guess one could sleep with their head on either end and still have a reading light. They are old and two were so frail that they were falling apart and posed a danger of creating a short. Some months ago I set out to simply remove the switch…