After our canal transit we were relieved to be done, but we had zero time to relax. It was time to get to work. In the one month we could afford in the marina we had quite a lot of projects to complete. First up: Taking out the old Yanmar. 3QM30. This started out smooth, … Continue reading A month of work and no play
DIY and Gear
Our DIY projects and reviews on products
Adding External Chainplates to a Hans Christian 33t
The chainplate conundrum for the Hans Christian 33 has always been on my mind since first looking at HC33. After discovering this building method of the 33, I pondered as to why they would build such a stout boat, but skimped out on the chainplate design. I wasn't alive or even a thought of back in … Continue reading Adding External Chainplates to a Hans Christian 33t
Camera Gear
One of our main questions from our videos is what camera gear do we us to take our photos and shoot our videos. October 2014- May 2015 Main shooting Camera kit: Panasonic Gh4 Panasonic 14-140mm 3.5 Panasonic 20mm 1.7 Metabones 0.7x Speed Booster Nikon mount Tokina 11-16 2.8 Nikkor 35mm F1.4 AIS Nikkor 50mm F1.4 … Continue reading Camera Gear
Re-Caulking our Teak Decks
Sewing in new windows for our dodger
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kh_1uRAlxgQ When Jon and I bought Prism, her dodger windows were very yellow from years of sun damage. So we bought a roll of window material and had it on board for a project to be done when we "had time." We found ourselves in this little cove in the san juan islands and decided … Continue reading Sewing in new windows for our dodger
SV PRISM 