• Preparing to head South

    The last few weeks have been spent doing the last few jobs getting ready to head South for the summer, it’s not all work though, we have done fun stuff as well; I have finished working at Tescos. At the moment I am waiting for a few storms…

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    Aberystwyth Marina Review

    I have been over Wintering at Aberystwyth marina for the last six months and before that using it to shelter from strong northerlies when anchored at New Quay. Location The marina is the only suitable all weather shelter for deep keel boats between Milford Haven and Pwllheli. Nearby…

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    Having a clean bottom

    Lady Cindy has spent the last two weeks out of the water to have her bottom cleaned; we all need one of those. No issues were found with the hull, so we rubbed her down and applied new anti foul. The blue section got polish and a touch-up…

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    Managing Dampness on a Boat

    Note that the title is managing, not preventing! Dampness is an inevitable fact of living above a large body of water out in the open so water can come in from any direction. Add to that the moisture in the air from evaporation of bilge water and from…

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    Installing Lithium Batteries

    Last year I installed Lithium batteries from Sterling Power onto Lady Cindy. This is how I did it and a summary of how the system is working out in real usage. The problem with lead Lead acid batteries traditionally used in boats suffer from a major problem over…

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    Better late than never. Haha 🤣

    It’s been a while since I’ve written on this but I guess it’s better late than never. As you all already know, John spent Christmas and New years with my family and I which was absolutely lovely. I can’t speak for anyone else but I definitely ate and…