Thanks everyone - stay in touch

[RJJ]

Hi all

I just wanted to thank you for all the great advice as I head off on long waterborne travels with the family.

Having racked up about 25k miles, on top of being a decent dinghy racer, the sailing doesn't trouble me but I'd always had the privilege of stepping away and leaving the maintenance to someone else.

Now in the last two years as a big boat owner, I've done the following, all of which I've done myself or with friends at evenings and weekends, and with significant help from you lot:
- new skin fittings, valves and hoses
- new internal plumbing
- serviced both heads
- changed exhaust elbow
- serviced engine twice
- fitted a Hydrovane
- replaced a few deck fittings
- antifouled twice
- serviced saildrive
- rebuilt solar array

Not to mention what I've learned on the side from reading various insightful posts.

I'm tremendously grateful.

 

[RichardS]

Good luck with your travels but do keep us posted occasionally as to your progress.

Richard

 

[stranded]

Hi all

I just wanted to thank you for all the great advice as I head off on long waterborne travels with the family.

Having racked up about 25k miles, on top of being a decent dinghy racer, the sailing doesn't trouble me but I'd always had the privilege of stepping away and leaving the maintenance to someone else.

Now in the last two years as a big boat owner, I've done the following, all of which I've done myself or with friends at evenings and weekends, and with significant help from you lot:
- new skin fittings, valves and hoses
- new internal plumbing
- serviced both heads
- changed exhaust elbow
- serviced engine twice
- fitted a Hydrovane
- replaced a few deck fittings
- antifouled twice
- serviced saildrive
- rebuilt solar array

Not to mention what I've learned on the side from reading various insightful posts.

I'm tremendously grateful.

Don’t abandon here entirely - when we lost our ais receiver crossing Biscay, I sought advice on fitting a replacement transceiver - up piped Yngmar of this parish who was about four boats down from us in Baiona and who very helpfully came along and checked my efforts (and my wine cellar and a very merry evening was had).

 

[Never Grumble]

@RJJ Good luck to you and your family hope you have a great adventure and the home schooling goes well

 

[AllanG]

Have a great adventure with your family, Richard....and hope the Musto shorts fit you!!

Cheers, Allan

 

[cherod]

Hi all

I just wanted to thank you for all the great advice as I head off on long waterborne travels with the family.

Having racked up about 25k miles, on top of being a decent dinghy racer, the sailing doesn't trouble me but I'd always had the privilege of stepping away and leaving the maintenance to someone else.

Now in the last two years as a big boat owner, I've done the following, all of which I've done myself or with friends at evenings and weekends, and with significant help from you lot:
- new skin fittings, valves and hoses
- new internal plumbing
- serviced both heads
- changed exhaust elbow
- serviced engine twice
- fitted a Hydrovane
- replaced a few deck fittings
- antifouled twice
- serviced saildrive
- rebuilt solar array

Not to mention what I've learned on the side from reading various insightful posts.

I'm tremendously grateful.

thst is great , i hope yu have a great time . ,,, no mention of what boat you have or where you are going and or how you envisage being affected by the brexit shenanigans , the shengin shuffle or the cov - antic pedantics ,,,

 

[Megs20Burt!]

All the best RJJ,

Enjoy the adventure and stay safe??

 

[RJJ]

@RJJ Good luck to you and your family hope you have a great adventure and the home schooling goes well

Thanks NG.

We are all optimistic and looking forward to HOME schooling. It was the REMOTE schooling while working that did our nuts.

Actually I think home school will mainly consist of snorkelling, local cuisine, local lingo, boat DIY. Maths at the chart table. Lots of board games and diary-writing. Stargazing. Seeing wildlife (without getting bitten by Orcas).

(getting stressed when something breaks, being bored of washing in a bucket, drinking too much...none of those will happen at all ;-)

We are on Dufour 44 "Luna". YBW friends welcome. We'll be in Spain / Portugal through Aug/Sept; Morocco in October; Canaries then ARC+ to Caribbean.

 

[Never Grumble]

We are on Dufour 44 "Luna". YBW friends welcome. We'll be in Spain / Portugal through Aug/Sept; Morocco in October; Canaries then ARC+ to Caribbean.

Sounds fantastic, wish I was as adventurous.