The Quest for the missing Wire Brush
There should be two steel brushes on Ocean Wolf. Despite an extensive search party they remain missing in action. Not in the machine room, not in the crew cabin, not onder the floor or even in the bilge. Not in the toolbox, the tool closet, not with the paint supplies… This torpedoed the plan to […]
Bimini improvements
Just in time for the winter the Bimini has windows that are actually transparent. What an improvement !
Lefkas strikes again
Lefkas at the start of the winter season is nice and quiet. The only downside seems that the local dump is stocked with fresh trash. On windless days the smell quietly enters the marina for all yachties to enjoy. Apart from such inconveniences the hydraulic pump for the autopilot required attention. During the last sail […]
Poros and beyond
After leaving Pireas/Athens Ocean wolf spend a few night in Poros. Time has come to move on though. Rounding Poros brings the Ocean Wolf on it’s route back to the Ionean. The long way around. After another day sailing there is a lot of progress. Oct 9, 2019 15:03 UTC , Course 334.0°, Speed 8.5 […]
Piraeus
The Ocean Wolf had many adventures but has spend September in Piraeus/Athens. At the outer pier Ocean Wolf feels small between all the large motor yachts that tower over her. At the far end of the pier is a ginormous 130+ meter yacht that dwarfs anything in the vicinity. The marina has some bars and […]
Anodes
Some days ago we found out that our bow-thruster anodes required replacement. Thus on one of our recent visits to the chandler in Poros we acquired some shiny new anodes of the correct size. First we spend some time cleaning the nuts and bolts with a wire brush to remove as much of the growth […]