John’s Blogspot Archive

Inside my little shelter, cuddy, dodger or whatever it might be called there is enough width to sit across the boat, feet on one side, back against...

Its autumn here, but still unusually warm for this time of year.  Like summer would normally be, not that I'm complaining, its very nice...

 In the last few days I’ve had time to do a bit of work up there in the shed , Long Steps is all planked up now, if you were to toss her in the...

Christmas and New Year are been and gone, done and dusted, but the year is still young and full of possibilities.  Weather being one of the...

All the very best wishes to everyone for 2018, may good fortune and happiness be yours wherever you are. Christmas time is busy here, engineering...

For some its Christmas Eve here in New Zealand,  for others its midwinter and the beginning of the rise to springtime, for us here its full...

‘Tis full summer here, we’re getting unusually hot weather, dry and often windy.  It was 30 deg C a couple of days ago, that’s about 85 F, much...

Its comforting in a way, relaxing and feeling somewhat in control. I find I like it, adventures of any kind are generally uncomfortable things, and...

It’s a busy day up there. A few minutes ago there was a vintage De Havilland Chipmunk  outward bound to somewhere, her Gypsy engine sounding...

Cooking on board Long Steps I expect to be heating food rather than being a chef afloat, but hot food no matter how simple can be a lifesaver when...

Boatbuilding, and indeed drawing boats is a part time thing here in my world. The days are just not long enough, or there are too few of them or...

Blog 14 oct 17 Long Steps is making progress,  or I am with the build or somesuch. I’ve two planks to fit on the starboard side, leaving those two...