47 days after our forestay broke, Spacegrazer is again sea-worthy. We can safely say that this had been an experience with a lot of learning curves. Our most trying to date. It takes a lot of lip-biting, having to be reliant on suppliers that are 3 steps from being in direct contact with us. Frustrating […]
Boat Stuff
Dodging bullets
Where’s backwards? We have been having some problems finding reverse. Meaning that when putting the throttle back it wouldn’t always engage first time. After getting advise from a friend, I checked and changed the oil in the gearbox and inspected the throttle cables. However, the problem didn’t go away. Rummaging So I did some more […]
Boat Stuff
For people interested in our sailboat and the things we do to keep her floating, I have added ‘boat stuff’, which may or may not float yours. People ask us constantly what type of boat Spacegrazer is. She is an Irwin 52, designed by Ted Irwin and built in 1988, in Florida, USA. These boats […]