by Rich Wilson | Nov 12, 2016 | Q&A - RichWilson, Q&A-RW-wk2
Reefs 1, 2, 3 for the mainsail can all be done from the cockpit. For Reef 4, I have to crawl to the end of the boom and make a lashing in a special line for Reef 4, and then make a special adjustment at the mast for the luff of reef 4. For our staysail and solent,...
by Rich Wilson | Nov 12, 2016 | Ship's Logs
I’ve been working quite a bit the first week on our hydrogenerator, so thought I’d include a picture and more of an explanation of the issue and my fix. The pump box of the hydrogenerator senses pressure on the propeller blades by the water rushing past...
by Rich Wilson | Nov 11, 2016 | Ship's Logs
Yesterday I spent considerable time working on photos and videos to send in, including a 360 degree video which is very interesting as you can scroll around and decide where you would like to focus, rather than having the photographer decide that for you. Yet the...
by Rich Wilson | Nov 10, 2016 | Ship's Logs
After yesterday’s 3 hour battle with the tiny hydraulic tubing within the hydrogenerator pump box, and getting stabilized within the high pressure system with full mainsail and genoa, I decided to allow multiple naps through the night, with the Presto Digital...
by Rich Wilson | Nov 9, 2016 | Ship's Logs
Through the night we went down to the first reef and solent jib, from the full mainsail and genoa, and then to the staysail when we had steady winds of 25 knots. Getting off the coast of Portugal, away from the Traffic Separation Zone at Cape Finisterre,and the myriad...
