Paul and I are getting organised to haul Kabuki out on the 5th of September. We are hoping to install an Inverter ( a device that converts 12 volt battery power to 240 volt) for using the laptop and any other electrical devices we require. Also the engine needs a service, Paul will be dealing to the scuppers (these are drains on the side of the boat, that drain the deck).
We also have to do the usual anti-foul ( paint the bottom of the boat with special paint that stops marine growth) and clean up of the boat. We need to get our anchor chain ( all 300ft of it) re-galvanised, this can only be done in Auckland...........OH JOY.... We will have to take time off work to take the chain down, and then again to go and pick it up. The joys of living away from a major metropolis, but then I am sooooooooo glad that I don't live there.
So, we are starting to sort our stuff out for the move onto Kabuki. I sometimes wonder if we have enough time to do it. We are not packing up our house completely, as our Son will be living here. But we need to pack away delicate stuff, and things He doesn't need to have around. Our house is only a 2 bedroom unit, so there is not alot of place to store stuff. But we will find a way...
Sometimes I don't think I can wait another 2 & a bit months before we leave. I have the urge to just jump on Kabuki and make our escape NOW.
But then the ever practical side rears its ugly head, and I think about what needs to be done, commitments that need to be met. This I suppose is all part of the build up to the adventure... anticipation, worry, dread, loss, joy.
We are such complex creatures.
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Well I finished the Mainsail cover last week or, was it the week before? (where does time go). It was not as easy as the first Mainsail cover I made years back. This one was about 3ft longer, and my hands don't work as well as they used to. But I think I did an alright job, I used my old Janome sewing machine ( the one I used on the other cover). This machine is no good for doing delicate/normal sewing anymore, the tension seems to be all wrong.
So I have now started making a new cockpit cover, which hopefully I will install on the boat tomorrow. This will be of course if I am feeling better, as I have had Paul's cold for the last two days.
Paul was saying today that we may be putting the boat on the hard in a couple of weeks time ( yahoo). That means that we will hopefully be able to move aboard after we have Kabuki back in the water. ........... We are on countdown to departure.....
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I was just re-reading a previous blog, and yes it is full of sailors jargon. Carleen was right, jargon slips in so easily. So I thought I would explain some of it to you.
Above is a picture of our yacht Kabuki, She is a Marconi Cutter rigged ship. This means that she has, one mast with three triangular sails. The Main sail hangs of the back/Aft side of the mast, along the Boom( the horizontal beam coming off at right angles to the mast). The Yankee sail (Headsail) hangs off the Forestay (the wire that runs from the top of the mast to the tip of the Bowsprit). The Staysail (another headsail) hangs off the Inner Forestay (the other wire running from half way down the Mast to the bow). On Kabuki we have roller furling Headsails, this means they can be doused by winding them up around themselves like a sausage.
The Bowsprit is the long pointy thing that sticks out the front of the boat. This is really good for standing on and doing a "Titanic" ( remember the scene in the movie Titanic). The two things sticking out sideways half way up the mast, are called spreaders.They help to hold out the wires that hold the mast in place (Stays). Basically anything that is called a stay on the boat keeps the mast upright.
Kabuki is a Double Ended Yacht, this means She is pointy at both ends. The rudder hangs off the back of Kabuki, on most other yachts it is under the water and not visible. Kabuki has a full keel, meaning that She does not have a fin keel ( She is not one of those racey boats you see on TV).
You may wonder why I refer to Kabuki as a "She", well ..... all boats are female. This has been a tradition for years, also you can become so involved, and spend so much time on a yacht, that they become a part of your life and become "humanised".
If anyone of you has any other question's, I can probably answer them or find out the answer.
So welcome to the world of sailing terminology.
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