I do my best to categorize all the different posts. In fact it is quite simple as long as I avoid the human error factor.
Here you will find the posts I uploaded while we were back sailing with our 1wheelfloatinglady, a ’77 Nautor 43 Swan, one of the 21 motorsailing vessels Nautor Swan build. Yes, we also tried a motorboat, Aegir an 50feet Vripack.
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This in-mast-furler-thing makes strange noises. That’s for sure no good. Now hopefully they can fix the thing. Preferably as soon as possible. Although we still have some other things not working properly. So what’s the hurry.
As I was dry surfing the Internet looking for a sort of gnss-data-logger I found a simple Steamrock GS-57. Just what I was looking for. Unfortunately it’s not available at the moment. But nothing to worry about. Instead I bought this two other displays. One Barometer with history and alarm function and the other one is measuring waves, so we don’t have to lie about that anymore.
Now I found a Furuno NX 700 A Navtex receiver. That’s also very tempting 😉
It’s more like a never ending story. The new sails are ok now. The hydraulics for the mainsail furler definitely not. Meanwhile the Webasto heater has sometimes a life of it’s own and the brand new alternator doesn’t do what it should do in the Mastervolt-systems. Have I told you about the blackwater pump? Have a guess.
I’m not going to mention the software issue with the Raymarine Axiom and the auto pilot. Hopefully that’s just an update. And there are always those little issues we just ignore.
So we’re in the marina in Makkum now. Waiting for things to happen. The sun is shining, it’s not too busy, it’s like having a little vacation. Cheers!
Cool, sounds like a rockband from the sixties. I’m referring to our new sails. The main sail needed a little adjustment but fits perfectly now. The jib is a bit smaller than the old genua, but the clew has a way better angle, since we have no rails on our deck. The only thing left on this is a little error in the hydraulic-system. The manual override isn’t working as it should. But we still have a week left before we’re planning to go to Vlieland. Next week we’re going to test it all on our way to Makkum.
We had a tough conversation with some laughter and tears last week. Femke asked us if it would be possible to stay somewhere else for the next couple of months. We already noticed that she does like living in different places, exploring the world, but she just hates sailing the seas. And that’s what we’re planning to do the next five or six months. So she whats-apped some family and friends and decided she would prefer staying with auntie Marga & Claudia again.
We thought it would be rude to let her travel by train so we brought her last Monday to Utrecht. She also hates driving, it was a quick ride. Then we got a hug, she checked her food, went out and found a boyfriend within minutes.
We know it’s the best decision but it’s so quite now on board……
Happy Birthday to youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu. 42 years and still incredibly gorgeous.
Answer: I don’t know.
