Getting to grips with the wiring
I love poking around in the boat to understand how it all works. One of the things that certainly had a “wow” factor when coming aboard was all the wiring that Nautilus has. Getting to grips with it has been thoroughly enjoyable and I’ve needed to do it to so I can start planning our […]
Sorting out the fridge
Ok, I grant you, a blog post on fridges may not be the most exciting subject, but i’m pretty pleased with the results of my handy work…. As you know, one of our goals is to have Nautilus run completely “off grid”, without the need for shore power or to run the engines. We are […]
A long todo list…..
The never-ending todo list I wonder how you can own a boat and have time for anything else. The list of jobs to be done is endless (and i’m loving it). There is so much to tinker with, pull apart to understand how it work and then put back together again….. Getting through the todo […]
That was an impressive electrical storm
Well that kept us awake – 4am the sky was alive with lightning and crashes of thunder all around. Malta showing it can really throw some weather at us. I’m certainly glad we weren’t out at sea or sitting on a mooring. Another lesson learned — don’t go to sleep with any hatches open if […]
Fixing the chain counter
It’s been a bit blowy over the last few days, so there hasn’t been much sailing. We have had a moderate “Grigal” wind, that blows straight into the harbour from the North East, making things a little lumpy. However, with extra lines on, Nautilus has been really stable and not rolling around (like some of […]
First sail as liveaboards
Today we managed to get out for our first sail with Nautilus as our new home. Thing were a bit more complicated than original planned as we had a problem with the tender. On Saturday I was working on servicing the controls when one of the cables snapped – probably a mix of fatigue based […]
We’re aboard in Valletta
Well that wasn’t so bad, the flight was fine and we didn’t have any issues with collecting our bags and getting through customs, despite two max’d out trollies. On the way over Tates had a great idea that we should hire a car, rather than paying for two taxis to cart us and our stuff […]
The adventure starts today!
I can’t believe it’s already the 9th of September – the day we fly out to Nautilus. I think this is the first time in my life I have ever bought a one-way flight to somewhere! (although Tatum is a more seasoned traveller). It’s an early(ish) start, heading to the airport at 6am. We’re not […]
I hate packing……
Ok, this isn’t really much of an update i’m afraid. I’m just feeling very guilty that we have been sharing the link to the blog, but not really posting anything. Tates and I are in the middle of a packing frenzy and we have 48 hours to go until we have to have everything completed. […]
3 weeks until we move aboard
It’s kind of scary just how fast time is flying by now… Flights are booked for the 9th Sept, we need to be moved out of the house by the 8th so the cleaners can come in and there is a packing list as long as your arm! The good news is that we have […]