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    Building a hardtop - stainless steel works and installation of equipment (part 5)
    Sailing The Dream
    • Mar 27

    Building a hardtop - stainless steel works and installation of equipment (part 5)

    They were quite surprised that John and I could lift it reasonably easily just the two of us
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    Building a hardtop - joining the pieces and painting (part 4)
    Ana
    • Feb 25

    Building a hardtop - joining the pieces and painting (part 4)

    With a plan in mind, we prepared a set of lines and straps, arranged in a way that allowed us to flip the 3.8x3.8m hardtop
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    Building a hardtop - fairing (part 3)
    Ana
    • Feb 19

    Building a hardtop - fairing (part 3)

    Once all the fibreglassing for both pieces was completed it was time to start working on preparing for fairing and primer painting.
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    Building a hardtop - the construction (part 2)
    Ana
    • Feb 12

    Building a hardtop - the construction (part 2)

    With the decision of building the Bimini on the foredeck, we wasted no time while still waiting for a few work supplies we built a mockup
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    Building a hardtop - the idea, concept and material choices (part 1)
    Ana
    • Feb 4

    Building a hardtop - the idea, concept and material choices (part 1)

    After living on board for four years, we became more and more convinced that a rigid Bimini was one of the items that would improve our life
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    Batteries failure - what went wrong!
    Ana
    • Mar 1, 2020

    Batteries failure - what went wrong!

    Before moving onto The Dream back in 2017 we had spent a lot of time doing research and arriving at our decision with regards to the new...
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    The costs of ownership - maintenance (version 2019)
    Ana
    • Jan 26, 2020

    The costs of ownership - maintenance (version 2019)

    Since we decided to change our lifestyle and moved aboard The Dream we have been coming across with "guidance numbers and percentages"...
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    Ana
    • Dec 16, 2019

    2019 Winter projects list

    Some projects from last years jobs list weren't completed and there's also the new projects that another year living aboard demand a
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    Increasing the Diesel capacity
    Ana
    • Aug 4, 2019

    Increasing the Diesel capacity

    After a bit of work fitting the diesel heater in the deep stern locker and then installing the new diesel tank The Dream fuel capacity is no
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    Ana
    • Jul 28, 2019

    Rigid solar panels - here we go

    ...when we went to order them the supplier had already run out of stock, damn we missed out the opportunity and the option was to settle wit
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    Warming up for a winter at anchor
    Ana
    • Jul 17, 2019

    Warming up for a winter at anchor

    We also plan to sail both high and low latitudes in the coming few years. So a diesel heater was a must.
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    EPIRB, PLB, MOB devices - what are they, how do they work and what do we have
    Sailing The Dream
    • Jun 30, 2019

    EPIRB, PLB, MOB devices - what are they, how do they work and what do we have

    Every time we get into the discussion of what are our safety procedures and pieces of equipment with other sailors the discussion is always
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    2018 Winter projects list - what was really done
    Ana
    • May 29, 2019

    2018 Winter projects list - what was really done

    Ok well goodbye 2018 and hello 2019, we hit a lot of repairs, projects and upgrades last year and the list is comprehensive, I thought we sh
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    Making the cockpit feel like home - cushions
    Ana
    • May 15, 2019

    Making the cockpit feel like home - cushions

    The original Dufour cushions were just pathetic and embarrassing when one thinks of how "luxurious" they sell the brand. With the
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    How to repair your Solar Panels
    Ana
    • Mar 14, 2019

    How to repair your Solar Panels

    A lot has been said about flexible solar panels, one of the things is that they stop producing power quite easily. One of the reasons is the
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    The ongoing bow thruster dramas
    Ana
    • Nov 23, 2018

    The ongoing bow thruster dramas

    The AGM batteries are now right on five years old and we believe at the end of their life, again we don’t know the story of how were they ca
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    Ana
    • Oct 22, 2018

    2018 Winter projects list

    With the end of the sailing season of 2018 it is time for some intensive care of The Dream, after all our yacht has just turned 5 years old,
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    Solar panels - what's next?
    Ana
    • Sep 9, 2018

    Solar panels - what's next?

    So, after some serious re-thinking of our current solar installation and the efficiency of the flexible panels, or in this case how they see
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    Flexible solar panels - second season of use update
    Ana
    • Aug 20, 2018

    Flexible solar panels - second season of use update

    Our power production was affected in a way we were not expecting, considering that the previous season most of the times whilst docked in a
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    How we steer just with wind
    Ana
    • Dec 14, 2017

    How we steer just with wind

    After having to completely rebuild our rudder bearing we decided we needed the R-word REDUNDANCY and thus we started our search for a backup
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