All work and no play makes Nate a dull boy. Lots of work has been completed on the teak deck removal, but not fun. Today after work I filled some more screw holes with epoxy, completely finishing all the areas … Continue reading
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Adios Teak Deck!
Last week Natalie and I began the daunting task of removing our teak decks. So far we’ve had lots of assistance from our friends Eric and Jaime and our dock neighbor, Jay. We’ve learned some things about how to make … Continue reading
“Bachelor” week boat projects and cruising with Clay
Natalie and Sullivan are out of town so it’s amazing how quiet Astraea is without them. It’s way too quiet. So I’m working on boat projects. Our head pump had been making some squeaking noises so I rebuilt it this … Continue reading
March 21, 2013
by Nate
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Rebuilt Bilge Pump
Astraea has a Henderson MK 5 manual bilge pump in the cockpit. It sucks water from the deepest part of the bilge and gets the final water from the bottom of the bilge that the other pumps leave behind. A … Continue reading
Engine Zincs
Astraea has a Westerbeke 44 Engine. In the heat exchanger there is a pencil zinc exposed to the saltwater cooling loop. The pencil zinc corrodes away sacrificially instead of the engine. Monthly I check the zinc to see how much … Continue reading
I won, I won! Two Tickets to the Seattle Boat Show!
Natalie and I are on a working vacation in Everett, WA. I got lucky and won two tickets to the Seattle Boat Show by sharing an embarrassing moment with Three Sheets Northwest boat story contest. Wooo hooo! I originally blogged about it, way … Continue reading
Replacing Wood Trim
The entire project took only two hours. I don’t know why I put it off for so long! The rest of the wood has been stripped clean since Mom and Dad came to visit Sully in July!
Making good tasting water and stopping rainwater leaks
Recently my boat projects have been water related. Keeping the water outside the boat outside, and making the water inside taste good. In September, Sullivan’s Great Grandparents came to visit. After retiring from the Army, Great Grandpa Ted worked with … Continue reading
Catalina Day 6: Headed Home!
I didn’t set an alarm to leave at 0600 on Friday because I was waking up early all week. The super calm mooring at Catalina Harbor let me sleep until 0630. I woke up and headed topside to see if … Continue reading
Catalina Day 4
Today we took it easy on the east side of two Harbors. We went ashore and had some lunch with Eric and Jaime and walked out to see the West side of the island and our possible future anchorage. We … Continue reading