Adventures and frustrations in the cruising life on the Westsail 42; Elysium.
As things run along smoothly for a bit there are always road blocks that pop up. Wack a Mole is one such idea, Rosan Rosanadan made a skit out of “There’s always something”. We’ve been moving along smoothly towards a departure of May-ish June. The epoxy coating is finished and what is left is … Continue reading “Frustrations”
Personal note: sorry things got out of order but this is the general gist of events clogging my memory. Things do not always works as planned. Well, truth be told, rarely do they seem to work out exactly as planned. Monday we were to do the Tubing in the am and White Water Rafting … Continue reading “Things not Planned”
I’ve been working on the website and think I have it in pretty good shape. Updated a great deal and cleaned up more. But, as time is not infinite for us humans I’ve not made a lot of progress on the boat. Yes, the large awning is completed and W/ and I have made inroads … Continue reading “A Little Worry”
Putting it all back together was a step forward, wait, step forward, wait process. We would paint an area with primer, wait for it to dry, then paint with engine paint. After it dried I was able to put on one more part. In shops they would put all the parts on, and spray the … Continue reading “Back Together… Almost”
While we were replacing the cooling system on the trusty diesel, we also researched refrigeration systems. In the end, Engel was what we settled with; three Engels. Their reputation was excellent. Evaporators are the achilles heal. Avoiding puncturing the evaporator the system might last 40 years. Well, that is, some Engels have worked for 40 … Continue reading “Maintenance in Paradise”
Cruising; Throwing Money Away…. Yep, sometimes it does seem as if the saying: “A boat is a hole in the water in which you throw money” is true. It all started four years ago. Our friends on Quixotic were changing out their refrigeration system. They had a Sea Frost holding plate system. We had a … Continue reading “Turning Dollars into Pennies…”
Another One Bites the Dust Yep, we’ve checked off another project on our list. The Stackpack we made in Fiji was HUGE! I followed the instructions found on the web and those too on Sailrites pages. They were all helpful. I believe the real issue was new sail stiff sail cloth with the full battens … Continue reading “Stackpack Re-do….”
We have been busy. I know the blog doesn’t show it. ( I am rectifying that situation.) Two huge projects have slipped by. I’ll post them in the front of the blog for a week or so then put them in the correct chronological order. The first project was upgrading the cooling system on the … Continue reading “We’ve Been Busy”
We’re getting ready to retire (to bed) and the refrigeration high pressure switch shuts everything down. Usually that is from a lack of cooling water. However not moving I would be surprised. When we move and flush the aft toilet air gets into the refrigeration cooling water and creates a vapor lock…sometimes. Yes I know … Continue reading “A Late Night Surprise”
Cyclogenesis is a weather term describing a small insignificant Low Pressure system that spins up creating high winds and a great deal of trouble. Not a perfect definition of cyclogenesis but generally correct. In November of last year we lost a brand new alternator. Here’s a link for the complete debacle. Luckily; last month I … Continue reading “Cyclogenesis on da Boat”