Category Archives: Sailing a Sadler yacht

Having set up the davits last season l had bought some folding wheels for the dinghy but we had found on our beach the wheels were to small to roll over the big pebbles. I had bought smaller thinking l was saving money but like some money saving ideas this one doesn’t work. So newContinue reading “New wheels!”

We went out to Elektra today at high water to tidy up and pick up gear left yesterday after a mad panic to leave before there wasn’t any water. Elektra is now neeped until Friday and with strong winds forecasted until Monday, yesterday was our last sailing for April.

On Saturday and Sunday having found a quiet anchorage there were a few jobs which needed doing just to get Elektra ready for the cruising season. We do this every year, a few days away close to home to check things are working as they should and also find out what has been forgotten!…… OnContinue reading “A few days of boat jobs and making list of things forgotten.”

Friday 16th April Work was slow because of the cold and dry. I suggested a few days away on Elektra to Vicki and she was willing. Plans were made and it looked like we would need to move Elektra out of Carne creek early Friday morning so l suggested staying aboard Thursday night. The planContinue reading “A chance of a few days aboard”

Friday 9th April With strong northeast in the forecast for Saturday and more east wing forecasted for Wednesday-Friday we needed to move Elektra back up in Carne Creek. High water wasn’t until 1700hrs so we decided to take Elektra out for another sail, we wouldn’t be able to leave St Anthony until the tide wasContinue reading “Another sail”

Sunday 4th April We needed to move Elektra from  Carne Creek onto her seasonal mooring. Vicki and l were thinking it was going to be very cold, l had suggested a sail but Vicki wasn’t very keen! We set off from the shore in the dinghy with waterproofs and plenty of warm gear, but itContinue reading “First sail of 2021”

We had been given 29th March for Elektra’s launch day, I had to work but had gone to St Anthony with our punt before work. Anthony the yards boss came over to talk, it seemed his tractor driver was off until the 31st, so our date was pushed on a little. I wasn’t worried, wouldContinue reading “Launch Day”

Having anti-fouled, cleaned and polished Elektra, her engine had been serviced by fitter and over the weekend 20-21st March I bent on her sails again, fitted her sprayhood and dodgers, filled the water tank and check the pump was working, she started to look ready to launch but there were still jobs to do. WeContinue reading “Nearing Launch Date”

With the wet of December, dry weather arrived in January, on the 4th on blasted off the keels only to find out that another Covid lockdown was bought into affect the following day! I had a feeling things were heading that way and had arranged for a marine eletronics guy (Billy) to come and fitContinue reading “Winter work continues”

One of the jobs was to service the heads out Blake’s stop valve, was stuck solid in open position for 18 months. I needed to remove the heads just to get at the valve. The value proved to be very stubborn to shift, many days of spraying WD40 and tapping inside with a hammer andContinue reading “Winter work begins in December”