As we're without a mast, it seems fitting to give some love to an important part of the motoring system on the boat: the propellor.
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Having a sailboat without a mast is unnerving. Being in our slip feels like being a solitary stump amid rows of gloriously tall redwood trees. One of our neighbors asked if we are planning on having Helios shipped to a remote location to avoid enduring the voyage; others competed for cleverest mast-missing innuendo.
The impetus for having the mast removed was to fast-track a number of projects so we can maximize the end of summer sailing season in the Bay and have premium equipment while on our voyage...
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One of my ongoing projects since moving aboard has been to increase our storage space by making pockets to hang on available vertical surfaces.
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We reached a huge boat prep milestone last weekend—the autopilot is installed and ready for action!
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Dominic and I had a full weekend of projects on Helios. I continued to explore the wild world of varnish removal, while Dominic contorted himself in the aft cabin and the port lazarette while he installed the autopilot.
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Some pictures from our first few months living on the dock.
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Moving aboard was an adventure in itself. It was largely an exercise in getting rid of our stuff. We had been downsizing over the past two years; the rental we moved out of was partially furnished, so we only had a desk, bed and two chairs.
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