Lists, lists,lists, lists of lists! We seem to have established a routine, Terry’s checking over everything on Sisu. Our main & genoa are good. The genoa had a thorough checking over whilst undergoing some small repair work at Crusader Sails last Sept, all sound. We’ve bought a new spinnaker to replace our existing one plus a snuffer, later in the year we’ll be using these, there hasn’t been much call for spinnaker action here! Life raft’s just been serviced. We bought a new VHF with a remote for use in the cockpit, and Terry’s been busy fitting a watermaker & holding tank for the loo. Every piece of equipment, fixture, you name it, is being thoroughly checked over for wear & tear. Terry fitted Sisu out when he bought her, being an electrician & engineer he knows her intimately! We will also carry spares & even spares for spares! Checking over Sisu has thrown up some areas for tweaking, the hatch had signs of wear when taken apart, we’ll fit a new Perspex hatch which will let in more light. Wiring & plumbing too, tidying up & improving function, the jobs that were fine, but now can be perfected. My job is currently painting & varnishing, comparing brushwork, we agreed this is my area of the ship! It’s an opportunity to give her an overall makeover, show her as the beauty she is! So, a variety of wooden shapes & sizes come & go from our production line in our outhouse, Sisu’s presently a floating jigsaw being put together, it’s exciting to see the pieces fit. It’s satisfying to tick off jobs, not so much when two jobs replace the one ticked off!
sisu journey 