Lucky !
As mentioned in the last post, we launched with charging issues. The engine start battery was dead so we replaced it on launch day when...
The big launch... ish !
You can't knock the staff at Cobbs Quay, when they said lift at 9am they meant it! Hearing the lifting strops creak as they take the...
Happy new year 2017
The new year begins and for us only 15 months until the "off". Silhouette is now ready for relaunch on 13th January and looks beautiful....
Stainless arch is up !
A few weeks late but our arch has finally been fitted. Through discussion and some artistic licence given to the fabricator there are...
Bearings
The lower rudder bearing needed replacing which was one job we weren't looking forward to as we didn't really know what we were letting...
Winter work
Most of September and October has been spent waiting for services to actually do jobs as agreed meaning we had to leave Silhouette on her...
Can you tell what it is yet?
Whilst we're still on target with our preparations, we are finding it a bit frustrating getting jobs done when you have to rely on...
What's that RiB doing ?
Having just rounded Old Harry Rocks and heading into the Swash channel we noticed a RiB darting around in front of us taking quite an...
New friends !
Time seems to be racing by this season and summer has been somewhat elusive too making time on board special. Our daughter Charlotte has...
Net magnets !
Back in March we picked up a fishing net around the prop which needed a diver to clear (the water was way too cold for me!) which was the...
