The old Raymarine ST4000+ autopilot is still working, even though we don't really trust in it for a longer passage any more. We decided to install a new below deck autopilot, but keep the old one as a backup system too. We considered going for a Garmin Reactor 40 autopilot with a Clas…
The early summer had a few weeks of pretty good weather and one of the hottest and driest midsummer of the recent years. It was above 30 degrees and almost 20 in the water! It was perfect. We sailed to Gällnö / Gränholmen for the Midsummer celebration and also to Grinda to enjoy the turqo…
The custom made foldable table in the cockpit started to look weary, so it was time to give it a fresh coat of varnish. It's been sanded to bare wood as the old varnish was UV damaged and flaking off. Then it got 6 layers of Epifanes Clear Varnish, with fine sanding between the coats…