At work we have a saying that creativity begins, when money runs out. That was the case here also. I was going through stores looking for a suitable solutions for covering the boat
Category: Fixing the boat
Waiting For The Second Attempt
Well, as it tends to be, it didn’t go like in the movies. I had ordered an installation from a service company, but the guys were not able to install it.
Sweating The Small Stuff, part 2
The sound insulations of the motor cover were all worn out and cover in smut. By replacing them the hope was also to reduce the smell coming from the engine.
Sweating The Small Stuff, part 1
In general it seems that there is two things that goes through everything, A) every job takes twice the time you’d think it would and B) googling and buying some missing parts from the other side of the city doubles the time required…
Mood Lighting With LED Lights & USB Charging
With the led strip lights on both sides the light is a lot softer and the mood is totally different.
The New Companionway Doors, vol. 2
Luukkujen uusiminen ei mennyt viime vuonna ihan niin kuin Strömsössä. Luukkufiaskosta oppineena toinen yritys meni jo astetta paremmin
The New Chartplotter Makes Life Easy
To install the device I had to take out the angle grinder make a fitting hole. The boat was at sea already. Luckily the weather was ok and no bigger boats driving nearby at the same time!
AIS, AIS baby
Loads of new electronic devices found their way to Liberta this year! A long with the new chart plotter, sending and receiving AIS and a new VHF was installed.
Renewing The Electrics
The most important job this year was renewing the electrics and installing new equipment. For the job we got help from our friend Timo, without who this job could not have been done.
Easy Task Made Difficult – Case: Replacing The Zincs
One easy task that changed difficult was changing the zincs on the CD20 saildrive. Easy tasks just didn’t seem to work out…
