One of the known issues, when I purchased Pomaika’i, was a few soft spots in the deck. The bow area that supports the windlass, an electrical winch that raises and lowers the anchor chain, was the worst area on the deck. When you used the winch the deck would bounce so much the windlass just turned into a blur of motion. Definitely not something I could rely on...
It’s been awhile since I’ve posted on the blog. While I’m doing the refit I’ve decided mostly to post when I’ve completed a section or project. I work full time so have limited hours per day during the week and the weekends to work on projects so they can take awhile to see through to completion. But I am working every day, especially...
I’ve been taking care of a bunch of small boat projects around the boat. I’m still waiting on the insurance company to submit an offer to settle for the damage done two months ago. It’s been a long and frustrating process as patience isn’t one of my virtues. Once the insurance payoff happens, I have to move the boat about 4 hours up the coast...
Finally, Florida started holding up its end of the bargain for 2017. Gorgeous blue sky and mid 70 temps for the weekend. This motivated me to get out and do some boat chores. The first was figuring out why the knotmeter wasn’t registering. I recently found it located in a locker that was screwed shut (instead of fixing the broken latch they just bolted it shut)...