http://www.svsarah.com/SiteUpdateLog.htm www.svsarah.com website update log en-us SvSarahWebsiteUpdateshttp://feedburner.google.com http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SvSarahWebsiteUpdates/~3/545MuPYgt3k/ewUpgradeDeckRig.htm http://www.svsarah.com/Sarah/ewUpgradeDeckRig.htm#Deck_Tie-Downs Sat 11 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST For over seven years I have been using Load/Lock Fasteners to secure items (dinghy, Bimini, etc.) to the deck. I have finally gotten around to documenting this use. http://www.svsarah.com/Sarah/ewUpgradeDeckRig.htm#Deck_Tie-Downs http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SvSarahWebsiteUpdates/~3/q9kHX0txYCA/ewUpgrade12VDC.htm http://www.svsarah.com/Sarah/ewUpgrade12VDC.htm#Upgrade_Battery_Configuration Sat 11 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST I am experimenting with LED bulbs from superbrightleds.com to see if they are as reliable as the SensiBulb LEDs I have been using for the past four years. http://www.svsarah.com/Sarah/ewUpgrade12VDC.htm#Upgrade_Battery_Configuration http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SvSarahWebsiteUpdates/~3/q9kHX0txYCA/ewUpgrade12VDC.htm http://www.svsarah.com/Sarah/ewUpgrade12VDC.htm#Upgrade_Battery_Configuration Sat 04 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST I have finished the battery reconfiguration on Sarah. The previous House and Start batteries have been combined into one House bank. A new dedicated Start battery has been added. http://www.svsarah.com/Sarah/ewUpgrade12VDC.htm#Upgrade_Battery_Configuration http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SvSarahWebsiteUpdates/~3/CbbVDRUAma0/ewUpgradeGalley.htm http://www.svsarah.com/Sarah/ewUpgradeGalley.htm#Spare_Propane_Tank_Storage Mon 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST I've finally come up with a place to store a spare propane tank on Sarah http://www.svsarah.com/Sarah/ewUpgradeGalley.htm#Spare_Propane_Tank_Storage http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SvSarahWebsiteUpdates/~3/8hlLaIoGwvI/ewSailICW2011.html http://www.svsarah.com/Sailing/ewSailICW2011.html Thu 22 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST Sarah has completed her journey south to Jacksonville, FL. Only a month late. http://www.svsarah.com/Sailing/ewSailICW2011.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SvSarahWebsiteUpdates/~3/ac5rmb2r0ZQ/ewSailICW2010.html http://www.svsarah.com/Sailing/ewSailICW2010.html Mon 28 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST A belated and short description of moving Sarah north from New Bern, NC to the Patuxent River, MD in 2010 http://www.svsarah.com/Sailing/ewSailICW2010.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SvSarahWebsiteUpdates/~3/TiqhWuUEZs0/ewDinghyValve.html http://www.svsarah.com/Sarah/ewDinghyValve.html Sat 22 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EST I had to replace the air valve in the bow chamber of my AB dinghy http://www.svsarah.com/Sarah/ewDinghyValve.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SvSarahWebsiteUpdates/~3/EqWqFsX8eps/ewRubRailDamage.html http://www.svsarah.com/Sarah/ewRubRailDamage.html Wed 21 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST I have finally completed repairs to the rub rail from a storm in July and Hurricane Irene http://www.svsarah.com/Sarah/ewRubRailDamage.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SvSarahWebsiteUpdates/~3/PpCHhIY50rQ/ewSimpleRepairs.html http://www.svsarah.com/Sarah/ewSimpleRepairs.html#Water_Blockage_in_SeaFrost_SA-3_Refrigeration Mon, 12 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST I have two independent refrigeration compressors, both went down shortly after Hurricane Irene passed. http://www.svsarah.com/Sarah/ewSimpleRepairs.html#Water_Blockage_in_SeaFrost_SA-3_Refrigeration http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SvSarahWebsiteUpdates/~3/bkgylcnV4hI/ewWxHurricaneIrene.html http://www.svsarah.com/Sailing/ewWxHurricaneIrene.html Sat, 2 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST At the end of August, Hurricane Irene struck the east coast of the US. I have created a web page on this storm. http://www.svsarah.com/Sailing/ewWxHurricaneIrene.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SvSarahWebsiteUpdates/~3/aYYLBt-cTZw/SailFlores.htm http://www.svsarah.com/Sailing/AtlanticCircle/SailFlores.htm#2011_Update_on_Flores Sat, 10 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EST I have received an update from friends on the harbor at Lajes das Flore http://www.svsarah.com/Sailing/AtlanticCircle/SailFlores.htm#2011_Update_on_Flores http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SvSarahWebsiteUpdates/~3/oF8UaM_oGck/ewUpgradeCanvas.htm http://www.svsarah.com/Sarah/ewUpgradeCanvas.htm#DodgerGrabRails Sat, 30 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EST Grab rails have been added to the new dodger. http://www.svsarah.com/Sarah/ewUpgradeCanvas.htm#DodgerGrabRails http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SvSarahWebsiteUpdates/~3/WLYGJM9D96A/ewUpgradeDeckRig.htm http://www.svsarah.com/Sarah/ewUpgradeDeckRig.htm#Peventer Mon, 25 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EST Had to modify the arrangement for securing the preventer lines on the boom. I originally used elastic cord and wire hooks. The lines are now secured with shackles with no elastic cord. http://www.svsarah.com/Sarah/ewUpgradeDeckRig.htm#Peventer http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SvSarahWebsiteUpdates/~3/ZOoy_3e6MxM/ewUpgradeCanvas.htm http://www.svsarah.com/Sarah/ewUpgradeCanvas.htm#Shade_Curtains_for_the_Cockpit Thu, 21 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EDT I've added awnings to the Bimini to provide more shade in the cockpit. http://www.svsarah.com/Sarah/ewUpgradeCanvas.htm#Shade_Curtains_for_the_Cockpit http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SvSarahWebsiteUpdates/~3/1-OeOehK0z4/ewUpgradeCanvas.htm http://www.svsarah.com/Sarah/ewUpgradeCanvas.htm#RivetFastener Mon, 18 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EDT I originally secured the hatch awnings made in 2009 with JB-Weld. This has not worked well. I now have secured the DOT Durable studs to the frame with pop-rivets. http://www.svsarah.com/Sarah/ewUpgradeCanvas.htm#RivetFastener http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SvSarahWebsiteUpdates/~3/q3oVVYpq10o/ewUpgradeCanvas.htm http://www.svsarah.com/Sarah/ewUpgradeCanvas.htm#New_Dodger_in_2011 Fri, 1 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EST A new dodger has been fitted on Sarah http://www.svsarah.com/Sarah/ewUpgradeCanvas.htm#New_Dodger_in_2011 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SvSarahWebsiteUpdates/~3/_WNt6edPPtQ/ewUpgradeStorage.htm http://www.svsarah.com/Sarah/ewUpgradeStorage.htm#Hatch_Over_Prop_Shaft Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST I finally finished this hatch in the aft cabin http://www.svsarah.com/Sarah/ewUpgradeStorage.htm#Hatch_Over_Prop_Shaft http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SvSarahWebsiteUpdates/~3/BRdhMHIlmzI/ewVelvetDriveFailure.html http://www.svsarah.com/Sarah/ewVelvetDriveFailure.html#Ooops Sat, 26 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST The saga of the transmission failure was not over http://www.svsarah.com/Sarah/ewVelvetDriveFailure.html#Ooops http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SvSarahWebsiteUpdates/~3/2BLGZJoFGCk/ewUpgradeStorage.htm http://www.svsarah.com/Sarah/ewUpgradeStorage.htm#OvenCover Wed, 9 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST Finally figured out a way to secure the cover for the stove http://www.svsarah.com/Sarah/ewUpgradeStorage.htm#OvenCover http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SvSarahWebsiteUpdates/~3/Z_1eokXp6e0/GEtourFLtoPortugal2005.html http://www.svsarah.com/Sailing/AtlanticCircle/GEtourFLtoPortugal2005.html Wed, 9 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST Still learning how use Google Earth on the website http://www.svsarah.com/Sailing/AtlanticCircle/GEtourFLtoPortugal2005.html