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Little Bear Westsail 32 refit: Post Splash Projects Blog # 140
Arrrrr me hearties. Welcome aboard. “Moonch up”. That’s the operative term for this video. I thought the projects would be well suited for a collage of video clips. I was wrong. Each of these projects, in typical boat-land fashion, have … Continue reading
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Little Bear Westsail 32 refit: Splish Splash! Blog #139
Arrrrr me hearties. Welcome aboard. At long last! A major milestone has been reached. The day I have been looking forward to for a very long time – launch day. As always fair winds, following seas, and God bless.
Posted in About Boats, Maintenance, My Boat, Refit, Repair, Tools, Westsail 32, Yacht
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Little Bear Westsail 32 refit: Tiller Rebuild Blog #137
Arrrrr me hearties. Welcome aboard. Rebuilding the tiller was a couple of days worth of work. First I had to deal with the delamination problem, then I sanded it down and gave it a coat of epoxy to protect it … Continue reading
Posted in About Boats, Maintenance, My Boat, Refit, Repair, Tools, Westsail 32, Yacht
Tagged #littlebear, #westsail32, boats, British Columbia, douglas fir, epoxy, fiberglass, little bear, maintenance, on the hard, painting, project, refit, repair, sailboat, sailing blog, sanding, tiller, Tools, westsail 32, Westssail 32, yacht
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Little Bear Westsail 32 refit: SAILS! Blog #138
Arrrrr me hearties. Welcome aboard. The suit of sails I inherited with the boat are original equipment. That means that the sails are 41 years old. The genoa had been left to the wind and was tattered and torn. It … Continue reading
Posted in A Sailor's Life, About Boats, Maintenance, My Boat, Refit, Repair, Tools, Westsail 32, Yacht
Tagged #littlebear, #westsail32, boats, British Columbia, cruising, hardware, little bear, maintenance, mast, North Sails, on the hard, project, refit, sail, sail loft, sailboat, sailing, sailing blog, Vancouver, westsail 32, Westssail 32, yacht
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Little Bear Westsail 32 refit: Tiller project Blog #136
Arrrrr me hearties. Welcome aboard. The tiller on board Little Bear is a beautiful piece of wood. Unfortunately, time & weather have taken their toll. The tiller has actually delaminated. It would not do to go to sea with a … Continue reading
Posted in A Sailor's Life, About Boats, Maintenance, My Boat, Refit, Repair, Tools, Westsail 32, Yacht
Tagged #littlebear, #westsail32, boats, drilling, epoxy, fiberglass, hardware, little bear, maintenance, on the hard, project, refit, repair, sanding, tiller, westsail 32, Westssail 32, yacht
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Little Bear Westsail 32 refit: Cape Horn Windvane pt.2 Blog #134
Arrrrr me hearties. Welcome aboard. In this session I complete the installation of the hardware for the windvane. And the sun comes out! Yaaay. It’s always a pleasure to see the sun! I apologize for not getting a better close … Continue reading
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Tagged #littlebear, #westsail32, boats, cap horn wind vane, cape horn wind vane, drilling, hardware, little bear, maintenance, on the hard, project, refit, repair, stainless steel, Tools, westsail 32, Westssail 32, wind vane, windvane, yacht
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Little Bear Westsail 32 refit: Cape Horn Windane pt.1 Blog #133
Arrrrr me hearties. Welcome aboard. With his episode, I get to install a bit of hardware that Little Bear has never had before: a windvane. I chose Cape Horn Windvane for a few reasons: Price Simplicity of construction Reputation Proven … Continue reading
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Tagged #littlebear, #westsail32, boats, British Columbia, cap horn wind vane, cape horn wind vane, drilling, hardware, little bear, maintenance, on the hard, personal injury, project, refit, sailboat, sailing blog, stainless steel, Tools, westsail 32, Westssail 32, wind vane, windvane, yacht
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