Loading charts and pilot books
Scathach
Mon 29 Aug 2022 18:09
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Location: Plymouth,
T- 1 week.
This is really just a trial of the blog software but it
may give you a flavour of some of the preparations. We are
ticking items off the prep list as we count down the days to departure
which will be: 'when the weather looks OK after September
4th'. Some of the modifications on the boat
have included revising the gas bottle storage to a safe draining
location and adding the option of propane or Camping Gaz. We have
fitted solar panels and new domestic batteries along with a 3KVA inverter which
will allow us to boil a kettle and operate the microwave to save on gas.
We have fitted a Bimini-type sunshade to the solar arch and installed a
Hydrovane self-steering system. The latest addition has been an
Iridium phone and Mailasail 'comms' package which should allow us to keep this
blog going at sea as well as send/receive emails and receive
weather forecasts as GRIB files - as long as we are not feeling too
queasy.
We are pulling into Mayflower on Thursday to load
the bulky items such as bicycles, charts and pilot books with a final top up
planned for Saturday when we can also fill the water and fuel tanks. The
pictures show some of the pilot books and paper charts ready to go onboard to
augment the Navionics electronic charts.
That's it for now, watch this space. The Scathach
crew.
PS We can be tracked on
AIS - try 'Vessel Finder' and search for
Scathach |
