I have been waiting patiently (not really!) for my old Ritchie Globemaster compass to come back from the factory. (To…
Eureka! The source of the occasional wet spot on the cabin sole has been discovered. Mystery solved...and a problem to…
Now that the holding tank situation is fully resolved (and a big, big thank you to Osprey Boatworks for the…
As described in the previous post, we have a new, sweet-smelling holding tank. It smells sweet because it has not…
The new holding tank arrived on Monday, June 20, 2022. We had thought that the original tank was intact and…
New Topping Lift What a delightful surprise to check the boat today and find a new topping lift cable installed!…
My almost worst-case scenario came to pass. "Oh, and I need to show you something," the repair tech said. Up…
Work continues on the damaged keel. As a reminder, the keel kissed a rock in the Victoria, B.C. harbor in…
Keel and bottom paint A few days later finds the boat mostly bottom painted. The keel remains unpainted because additional…
Today was the big reveal! Today was the day to pull Swoose out of the water so that the keel…