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While sailing from Gibralter to the Canary Islands we were becalmed off the coast of Morocco. Sometimes, we just cut the motor and lay adrift until wind came our way, voted by the family who preferred this to the noise … Continue reading
September 20, 2014
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Once a year The Admiral and I get to work on our boat out of the water. This is the annual dry docking when heaps of money is spent and we engage in some good honest hard work. It’s not … Continue reading
September 18, 2014
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Leaking toilet
The marine toilet can be a leaky affair after a while. The problem is confined to manual toilets where the plunger that is used to pump ‘stuff’ into a holding tank for disposal later. Salt water will bubble out just … Continue reading
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Tagged Jabsco, leaking toilet gland, manual toilet leaks, marine toilet, oil seal, seal imports, Wild Bird
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Simple but tasty no knead bread.
This was written before we took up caretaking jobs on the coast. Today we make bread in the breadmaker, but sometimes revert to this recipe using dough that has to be panned in an oven. Warning: Before you read on, … Continue reading
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Tagged batter bread, colin lowe, easy bread, moist bread, quick bread, stir bread, Wild Bird
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Cetacean encounters with Wild Bird
I wrote this ditty but it was never published. Might as well put on cyberspace and see what happens. No use keeping it on a thumb drive, so here it is. I have read or heard somewhere that … Continue reading
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Tagged Cetaceans, colin lowe, dolphins, Orca, whale pod, whales, Wild Bird
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Free fish!
Today’s brag is about the half dozen fish, some of which are shown here. These are not record beating, but they sure were tasty… and being small (but of legal size), they were not loaded with roe. I am beating … Continue reading
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Tagged bait, colin lowe, Fishing, free bait, piper, pipis, pre dawn start, snapper, Wild Bird
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Eccentric sailor rinses anchor chain!
I sometimes see stainless steel link chain these days, especially on visiting overseas boats. We can purchase the stuff in NZ, but probably at a price beyond me. Years ago, before we set off on a Pacific jaunt with the … Continue reading
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Tagged Anchor chain, Avon Industries, colin lowe, Galvanized anchor, galvanized chain, Wild Bird
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Kiwi bog (the floating sort)
Yes, I know it is a corny title of this ditty. An ultimate topic of conversation of boaties is often about the boat toilet, or heads as it is called. And why is it called the head, or heads? … Continue reading
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Tagged Boat toilet, colin lowe, fix toilet gland, Jabsco problems, Jabsco twist and lock, leaking heads, leaking toilet gland, Wild Bird
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Any excuse to get a good view
I used to be terrified about climbing the mast, and had to take it incrementally (the psychological medicine) over a period of time. Each small increase in height was an achievement. Finally I could race up the mast bare … Continue reading
Thermostat for 12V fridge
Now there’s and interesting topic, one to rivet you to this screen. Interesting for boaties who, this summer enjoy a cool beer on board. And fresh fish, fresh meat, veges and perishables. It was not always like this. We circumnavigated without refrigeration partly … Continue reading
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Tagged colin lowe, Danfloss, fridge thermostat, installing thermostat, thermostat, Wild Bird
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