A new water tank
Fika's new freshwater tank is lined, plumbed in, and nearly ready. A cheap webcam turned out to be the most useful tool for the coating job.
Sailing S/V Fika
From the journal
All postsA wood stove on a sailboat
Fika now has a Dickinson Newport solid fuel stove that can burn anything from driftwood to coal. Cutting a hole in the deck for the chimney taught us something about how she was built.
Starting on the aft head
The aft head is getting a full remodel. First step was stripping and repainting the sole.
New radios, and what the manual doesn't say
A B&G VHF with AIS, two wireless handsets, and a few things worth knowing before you rely on them.
Ship's log
Full logNothing logged yet. Once the ship's PC is online it writes a short entry here every day: miles made, battery, solar, wind, and anything worth noting.