Thursday 6th 9:30 start on cleaning up the metal components that will become the balcony at the sailing club. There is a reasonably big team this morning which is a good thing as there are a lot of individual pieces to wire brush all over. These have already been shot blasted but need a… Continue reading November Working on the new balcony at the sailing club and also doing some work on my own boat.
Author: Richard Stott
October 2025 Lift out and starting the layup jobs.
Sunday 5th I was at the sailing club for 8:30 this morning to load up all the equipment for lowering my mast. Karl had taken the outboard battery home so I loaded everything into his tender and launched it before going to help getting the lines across under Nick’s boat. These lines will be used… Continue reading October 2025 Lift out and starting the layup jobs.
August and September 2025 – Work on the extension and another trip to France.
Saturday 23rd The last 5 weeks have been very productive but unfortunately August has not included any time to go out on the boat so far. This evening we moved the lounge furniture into the extension as we are about to start using the new kitchen properly. There are still a few jobs before I… Continue reading August and September 2025 – Work on the extension and another trip to France.
July 2025 Engine test run inside the harbour and two days racing at the club regatta.
Sunday 6th July We didn’t go to church this morning because Helen is not feeling well. That meant I got the opportunity to go to the boat and work on the engines. The outboard motor took quite a bit of priming before it would start. That was not really all that surprising as the fuel… Continue reading July 2025 Engine test run inside the harbour and two days racing at the club regatta.
June 2025 Work on the outboard engine, VHF radio training and a club rally to Christchurch.
4th June Today I intended to fit the new fuel pump on the outboard. It was rather a windy row out to the boat with a significant cross wind component as I went along the channel but otherwise not a difficult trip out. The stern mooring strop was wrapped round the rudder again so my… Continue reading June 2025 Work on the outboard engine, VHF radio training and a club rally to Christchurch.
April and May Two trips to France and some sailing in between.
For most of April we are going to the camp site in France again as part of the team which sets everything up for their season. We actually leave early on Friday morning so there will potentially be a 3 week long gap in the boat related posts during April and another week at the… Continue reading April and May Two trips to France and some sailing in between.
March 2025 More pre-launch prep and back into the water.
Saturday 1st March After a quick sandwich lunch I headed over to the sailing club at 1pm to work on the boat. My first job was to re-fit the sliding chart table onto its runners. After trying the bilge drainer software coupled to the laptop I discovered a broken wire that handles the communication with… Continue reading March 2025 More pre-launch prep and back into the water.
February 2025 Pre season jobs getting done on the hard.
Monday 3rd After lunch I went to the boat to get a cartridge of sealant to use while installing the roof lantern on our extension. I have also bought some more impact adhesive for that project so, while I was there I glued the piece of headlining onto the sliding hatch. There is quite a… Continue reading February 2025 Pre season jobs getting done on the hard.
January 2025 – Working towards the new sailing season.
The club’s first two ‘crane in’ days are 27th & 28th March and my position in the yard makes it likely that Rathenice will go back in the water on one or other of those dates. There is less than 3 months remaining to achieve my two page “To do” list and the weather will… Continue reading January 2025 – Working towards the new sailing season.
December 2023
Since the last post I have joined the relatively new “Sea People” cruiser app. As well as being a tool for long distance cruisers to meet up world wide, this is intended for more local use as well. There are already almost 30 people signed up from within 5 miles of us here in Poole. … Continue reading December 2023