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#SailingLife #Boatwork #Lagos #BoatSplash #Iridium #PassagePreparation #BowthrusterRepair #SailLife While we wait for the vital bow thruster gear part to arrive we do some yearly maintenance and install the Iridium Satellite communication. When the part f...

We have postponed our closet and will start on all the small issues that we have onboard. We have used sikaflex 295 Uv, that should tolerate the uv from the sun.

We give you an update on our CORONA situation and then we will continue with the closet. Wr have made the teat around the closet and will start on the doors, but... I fail :(

A big failure on the have beeb seen by one of our subscribers and we will repair that. We have also worked on our closet and get all our boat-stuff down in the boat.

We have booked the crane and been on the hard. The sound that we have from the "engine-area", could be from our new propeller and therefore, we decided to go on there hard. We grind the edges on the prop... Problem solved :)

We have finaly water under our keel and can test engine and bow thruster, but there is some small issues that we need to take care of.

The antifouling is applied and the bow thruster will ready with all the electrical... We want to refloat.!!!

We have bought batteries to the bow thruster and will start the installation. The outside hull is washed and we will prepare the antifouling-application. The new charger: https://sterling-power.com/collections/battery-to-battery-chargers/products/2015-bat...

The temperature and weather is getting better and we can laying up fiberglass outside and then continue with our new bow thruster...

We have started to close some of the holes in the bottom, but we get an challenge and could not handle the moisture on the hull due to the low outside temperature.

Do It Yourself Bowthruster installation video - Sailing SV Compromise  📹 VIDEO DESCRIPTION: In this video we show you how we installed our bowthruster, we decided on the 5kw Lewmar because it offers us plenty of power to get the bow moving. We now have...

Outfitting Distant Shores III, our new Southerly 480 sailboat. In "Winches and More", we visit the Lewmar factory in the UK as part of our ongoing research and see the stunning variety of equipment that Lewmar produces for both power and sailboats. http://...