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.
Category: restoration progress
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.
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.
November 2024 End of season maintenance begins.
Tuesday 5th I went to LSC this morning to sort out my mooring strops which were still out in the lagoon after the lift out. These are currently drying out in the cockpit and will come home for checking and maintenance later his month. The rest of the hull has been scraped and about… Continue reading November 2024 End of season maintenance begins.
July 2025 More boat fixes, Progress with the Bungalow extension, Loss of a dog, Grace’s house move, a stroke like episode and other reasons for not sailing.
Wednesday 3rd Helen is away in Birmingham relative sitting this week. I am dog sitting in Poole so relatively free to organise my own day around the tides and the sailing club rally to Wareham Quay due at the weekend. Today I managed to deal with the last excuse for not sailing. Now that I… Continue reading July 2025 More boat fixes, Progress with the Bungalow extension, Loss of a dog, Grace’s house move, a stroke like episode and other reasons for not sailing.
June 2024 Fixing the Halyard wrap problem and dinghy punctures.
Tuesday 4th June Today I finally managed to get out to the boat with the A frame and pushpit support ready to drop the mast sometime in the near future to fit the anti-wrap line. During the row out the problem oar lock fell apart again although I could still row due to the stainless… Continue reading June 2024 Fixing the Halyard wrap problem and dinghy punctures.
March 2024
I am still spending at least half of each week working on the house in Doncaster as well as heading towards moving house on the south coast. The Doncaster house is almost ready to be rented out so I should soon be able to do some sailing. The plan for the next week or so… Continue reading March 2024
February 2024 Replacing a broken forestay but this month was mainly house building in Doncaster.
Thursday 1st Feb Another half day spent working on Grace’s kitchen in Norwich followed by me returning to New Milton for the band rehearsal. Saturday 3rd I spent the morning working to attach the replacement forestay and reefing foil onto the mast. The rowing pivot managed to survive the trip out to the boat but… Continue reading February 2024 Replacing a broken forestay but this month was mainly house building in Doncaster.