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MESSing around

March 1, 2014 by Carly Filed Under: bahamas, boat baby, deck hardware, Kids, nassau, projects, Sewing, windlass

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Today was a day of making messes! On my part, not really on anyone else’s. I’ve been looking at a great baby bed for the new bub but found out it was going to be $180 to ship it to Nassau. It’s a Snuggle Me Cushion, check it out the thing looks fabulous and I may still get one when a friends boat comes over next month. So today I though hell I could make one of those puppies. It was one of those bad ideas that made a crazy mess – but entertained the girls.

I sacrificed one of our king sized Ikea pillows, took out the feathers and sewed up the center. Do you realize how many feathers they put into pillows? A lot! I ended up going out on the dock and off loading the last half into the garbage can. The poor restaurant near us was showered in a haze of feathers. But that’s ok, the garbage can hide me and they didn’t see who the culprit was. I’m sure our neighbors thought we were plucking a chicken for dinner.

The pillow worked out ok and will do for now, it created a cozy bed for bub with little bumpers all the way around. I’ll initially use it in the bed with us until my pelvis decides to snap back into place then the baby can sleep on our book shelf. Yesterday I cleaned off our junk collecting area that was meant to be a hanging locker but no doors were ever put on. This has now become the bub changing area.

Carl on the other hand was doing actual work and not messing around. He installed two fans and a power point in the forward cabin for when my mum arrives in a few days. I’m constantly battling him over this cabin, he wants to turn it into a workshop and I fear after my mum leaves he’ll get his way. We really don’t need all these beds but it is nice for guests.

Yesterday Carl installed our second windlass also, now we have two operational bow anchors. It’s great because now we can also use the windlass for docking in strong winds. Extremely handy. He’s also been grinding out all the rust in the anchor locker. It’s almost done.

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Above: the bookshelf bed

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Above: baby change station / unfinished hanging locker in the aft cabin

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Above: this is the before picture.

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Above: our new windlass

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pictures of windlass

August 8, 2013 by Carly Filed Under: windlass

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Lighthouse Windlass

August 8, 2013 by Carly Filed Under: windlass

These videos are pretty much for the help we’re getting from Lighthouse. They have been extremely helpful trying to get our windlass up and running.

This first video is with no load.


Lighthouse Windlass Issues – No pressure from Carly on Vimeo.

The second video is under a load. Note the pinching of the chain.

Lighthouse Windlass – Loaded from Carly on Vimeo.

looking good

May 15, 2013 by Carly Filed Under: deck hardware, Refit, windlass

Just found some pictures that I forgot to post. Carl likes things to be perfect and “pretty”, guess that’s the mega yacht captain coming out in him. My mum heads back to Australia in a week so then I’ll have to put my head down and bum out and start again on the sails. Will have to break open the LZ1 DVD – that sewing machine hates me!!

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Carly

making lemonade

March 18, 2013 by Carly Filed Under: deck hardware, Refit, windlass

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We are finally making some headway on the boat and getting some rewards. Carl is putting the primer on the outside. He’s feeling a little discouraged but I think it looks hot!

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Our lovely windlass from lighthouse. Oh so shiny!

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We are raising and re bedding all deck hardware.

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Hi, I'm Carly. I'm a mum, an Australian, a wife, chocolate lover and often a seasick sailor. I like keeping a blog for us to look back on all our adventures. If you think this lifestyle would fit your family please contact me and I can tell you the good, the bad and the ugly. Read More…

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