Sailing Karma

Bouncing from rock to rock around the world

Day 3: Ruff 'n' Tumble Repower: Dispair & Squalor

Oh goodness this is where it starts to get real hectic with the cleaning and the whatever the else happens below an engine that's there for 30 years

Posted by "Liam" on Saturday, September 2, 2023

Day:2 Ruff 'n' Tumble Repower: Engine Removed

Day:2 Ruff ’n’ Tumble Repower: Engine Removed After our late start dismantling yesterday, today commenced around 11am with the goal of hopefully getting the engine out of the boat and on the deck somewhere. There wasn’t too much left. Essentially the goal is to disconnect everything from the engine so its just sitting there. We had 2 major components left, the coupler and the forward engine mount bolts. The coupler is where the transmission has a plate where it bolts to a matching plate on the end of the propeller shaft. Yesterday we were able to remove 4 of the bolts but there is an adapter plate of sorts between the transmission and prop shaft so there were four more bolts to remove. The access wasn’t the most comfortable per say, but they came loose and I was even able to pull the bolts all the way out! Quite satisfyingly this left the transmission and the prop shaft to be able to turn independently, definitely disconnected.

Posted by "Liam" on Friday, September 1, 2023

Day One of a Ruff 'n' Tumble Repower

Turns out our engine is pretty much shot. Time for an impromptu repower on anchor in a small fishing village on the Western Vancouver Island coast!

Posted by "Heather" on Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Gwaii Haanas: Hlk’yah G̱awG̱a & G̱andll K’in Gwaay.yaay

Venturing further south and deeper into the Gwaii Haanas Haida Lands and sites

Posted by "Heather" on Thursday, August 10, 2023

Gwaii Haanas: K’uuna Llnagaay & T’aanuu Llnagaay

Now in the Gwaii Haanas national park we explore the villages sites of the Haida

Posted by "Heather" on Saturday, August 5, 2023

Daajing Giids, Haida Gwaii

Arrived in Haida Gwaii at the sort of capital of Daajing Giids where we immediately began becoming intangled in the town

Posted by "Heather" on Thursday, August 3, 2023

Crossing the Hectic Straight to Haida Gwaii

After turning south we make a few stops to stange and the actually go across the straight separating the Haida Gwaii Islands from the BC Coast

Posted by "Heather" on Sunday, July 30, 2023