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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…

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    Long winter

    Wow, it’s over two months since my last blog entry 😳 I am sure nobody noticed 🤣 Up until New year’s eve, I was working 5 nights a week in Tescos from 5pm till midnight and on my days off I usual either went to Ffions or she…

  • Winter job

    I have got a job at Tescos supermarket next to Aberystwyth Marina for the Winter to top up my funds. I had always intended to work while travelling but had not intended to in the first year. I saw an advert for seasonal staff, applied and got it.…