Ramblings
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Tiling the ensuite
Having finally managed to pick a tile (Revigres, Planet Offwhite for the floor, Nimbus Offwhite for the walls) for the new ensuite, I arranged for it to be tiled this weekend just gone. The tiler was recommended by one of the plumbers who’d been on site, and I can’t say that I’m disappointed. There’s a…
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Attempting to wire up console windlass control
Blue Opal’s windlass has two simple foot switches at the bow, which put voltage on to a relay box in the master cabin, which in turn enables high current flow to the windlass motor. Since I single-hand, it’d be nice to have the ability to raise and lower the anchor without running back and forth…
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Early departure
Dad flew back this morning, which meant being up around 4 AM to get him to the bus stop in Dun Laoghaire for his 05:10 bus. I booked in to the marina for the night, because it cut the walk in half (when towing 18 kg of luggage, this matters, since the distance from the…
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Replacing the head sanitary hose โ part 3
Sunday dawned. The forecast said there would be rain in the afternoon, and the tide wouldn’t be right until about lunch time to be alongside for power (to do a different job where we needed to run the multi-tool). Today was to be the day we made sure the seacock would close fully, the old…
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Replacing the head sanitary hose – part 2
With the efforts of Friday, we had got the head out, and the top panel and “pillar” portion of the steel holding tank surround. Onwards to getting the rest of it out! Along the way, we did some GPS wiring while thinking about how to take things to pieces – we wanted to be alongside…
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Replacing the head sanitary hose – part 1
Blue Opal’s head has had a bit of a pong since I got her, even with lots and lots of water flushed through (and Jabsco “Toilet Fresh Clean”.. actually, I think that smelled worse than the head itself; sickly sweet). The manual Whale V pump has also been annoying me, because it was installed about…