New Dawn: Sailing Hiraeth and the journey therein

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Outfitting

Icebox Upgrade Part 2

· Justin · Outfitting

Where were we? Ah yes, installing the insulation. I have two layers of one inch thick R-5 XPS insulation covered in a watertight radiant barrier. This will give me R-10 for the box (hopefully the original foam will add something too since it's still there.) The last piece to go in is the top of …

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Icebox Upgrade!

· Justin · Outfitting

What have I been up to lately? Well, let's see what it looks like... I'm pretty excited about getting this icebox upgraded to a refrigerator!

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Warm Weather Projects

· Justin · Maintenance, Outfitting

Well, since we've finally gotten to warmer weather south of Cape Canaveral, I've been working non-stop on various critical and non-critical projects. The starboard forward knee was obviously a critical project. I permanently mounted the solar panel to our davits. (That's to Totem for the solar panel!) I made a little electronics locker for our …

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Ground Tackle Upgrade!

· Sara Riddle · Outfitting

Sailors Exchange was on the map for us six weeks ago when our kindred A30 sailing friends Santa Mojo said it was a must-see! That being said, our unexpected week-long stay in Jacksonville had us chomping at the bit to continue South. What to do? What to do? As we debated whether or not to …

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