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Summer has arrived!

After a cold night, both Vicki and I were glad it was warm in bed, but we had to get out and warm the cabin! I am always out first and as soon as I got out I started the cabin heater, but it blows cold at the start! I got dressed quickly and putContinue reading “Summer has arrived!”

Shake down, find out what we have forgot weekend.

It was time to find out if we could remember how to sail again after 5-6 months off! It was Thursday 10th of April, we had a forecast of easterly force 3-4. With a few more bags going out to Elektra and Vicki and I in the dinghy, it certainly felt like a strong easterlyContinue reading “Shake down, find out what we have forgot weekend.”

Laying Trott Mooring in Carne Creek

Later the same day as Elektra was launched after brunch about 1100hrs. Being that we are planning to be away for three months this season, I hadn’t arranged for Elektra to have a seasonal mooring, but I had asked for a mooring for the sholder months of April and October. Since it was showing eastContinue reading “Laying Trott Mooring in Carne Creek”

Launch day 2025

Launch had been arranged for 0630hrs on Monday 31st of March, the boat yard picked up Elektra and moved here to the slipway ready to launch in daylight on the Saturday to be ready for Monday as they didn’t want to be pushing across the road in the dark on Monday. So I was earlyContinue reading “Launch day 2025”

Internal cleaning and loading gear

Vicki having had a opperation a few weeks ago and unable to do herself, had arranged for Elektra to have her internal cabin cleaned, this was done on the 21st of March. With the cabin now clean, on the 22nd I loaded up her cruising gear ready for the season. This is normally something whichContinue reading “Internal cleaning and loading gear”

Getting ready for the new season

It had been a bit of a marathon getting all Elektra’s winter jobs done and at times I wondered if I would complete them in time for the new season. But almost suddenly at the end of February things seemed to come together. On the 27th, I scrubbed out her cockpit and on the 28thContinue reading “Getting ready for the new season”

Winter work continues 2

After Elektra’s survey in December, I had ordered items needed to complete work but being close to Christmas some of the orders got hung up, some stuff had to go back and some stuff had to be reordered. Anyway by the end of January the new guard wires were fitted, the extra solar frame bracingContinue reading “Winter work continues 2”

Winter work continues

Though November I gone on with cleaning Elektra’s decks and free board, the deck has always been a problem to clean, with black spots engrained into the non-slip GRP decking, with the help of “Grunt” and stainless scowering pads I was at last able to remove the black spots. When Elektra was built in 1984Continue reading “Winter work continues”

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Winter jobs

We had arranged for Elektra to be pulled out on the 18th October for the winter at “River Boatyard Ltd” Lower Quay, Gweek. I had bought new Garmin instruments last winter but couldn’t find anyone to fit them. Talking to Adam the boss of River Boatyard durring the summer, I found out they could fitContinue reading “Winter jobs”