We've now been in lockdown here in Gosport Premier Marina since 23rd March. Happily we secured a live-aboard contract on arrival. There have been about a dozen boats occupied in a marina of several hundred, with others having no access. We haven't been able to go sailing during this time.
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| Showing the flag on ANZAC Day |
We've only been out of the marina to go shopping once a week and for exercise once each day. We're both working from home/boat so are busy during the week. On weekends we've been getting a lot of boat work done.
YouTube
Our initial project was assembling various video clips into a set of videos on YouTube. Currently we have seven videos covering our sailing before Zen Again, Zen Again's history, our cruising in SE Asia, our cruise to the UK and our cruising in the UK.
Our YouTube channel is here and there's a link to it on the right hand side of the page.
Boat Work
More substantial boat work has included:
- Replaced main halyard
- Replaced old headsail & staysail running rigging - halyards, sheets & furling lines
- Replaced other old lines including boom vang and mainsail clew outhaul
- Engine service including oil, filters, coolant, impeller & V-belt
- Weekly scrubbing below the waterline using our Scrubbis Hull Cleaning System
- Planning a canvas rain-catcher
- Preparing to purchase WindPilot vane gear
SSB Minder
We updated our SSB Minder system so once again we can define a schedule for the SSB and it wakes us up rather than us having to remember to turn it on & off. The original SSB Minder supported the Icom IC-M801(E) and IC-M802. It now supports our new Icom IC-7300. SSB Minder runs on a small, low-power computer. The computer runs 24/7 and uses much less power than leaving the SSB on. The radio is powered-up/down and its frequency, mode, filtering and audio volume set at the correct times each day.
We hear may be able to go sailing soon. Can't wait for that!
Trust all's well where you are.
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