Author Archives: DreadPirateBiff
Little Bear Westsail 32 goes for a sail! Blog # 142
Arrrrr me hearties. Welcome aboard. I enjoy working on Little Bear. Really, I do. But after two years I’m really itching to get out there on the water. So, even though the boat isn’t really ready, although there are tools … Continue reading
Posted in Maintenance, My Boat, Refit, Repair, Tools, Westsail 32, Yacht
Tagged #littlebear, #westsail32, boats, British Columbia, chilling on a boat, cruising, little bear, nicomekl river, sailboat, sailing, sailing blog, westsail 32, Westssail 32, yacht
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Little Bear Westsail 32 refit: Plugging holes Blog # 141
Arrrrr me hearties. Welcome aboard. So many projects, such little time. Actually, I have all the time in the world. If I don’t mind spending all my time doing DIY projects on the boat. I continue working on the wiring … Continue reading
Posted in Maintenance, My Boat, Refit, Repair, Tools, Westsail 32, Yacht
Tagged #littlebear, #westsail32, boats, drilling, epoxy, fiberglass, little bear, maintenance, project, refit, repair, sailboat, sailing blog, sanding, Tools, westsail 32, Westssail 32, yacht
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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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Tagged #littlebear, #westsail32, boats, drilling, hardware, lewmar, little bear, maintenance, mast, project, refit, repair, sailboat, sailing blog, stainless steel, Tools, westsail 32, Westssail 32, winch, yacht
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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
Tagged #littlebear, #westsail32, all tow, boat hauling, boats, British Columbia, launch, little bear, maintenance, nicomekl river, project, refit, sailboat, sailing, sailing blog, splash, westsail 32, Westssail 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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