{"id":1326,"date":"2020-04-05T11:47:47","date_gmt":"2020-04-05T11:47:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/riffelages.ca\/?page_id=1326"},"modified":"2020-04-05T11:47:47","modified_gmt":"2020-04-05T11:47:47","slug":"vancouver-island-2017","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/riffelages.ca\/?page_id=1326","title":{"rendered":"2017 Vancouver Island Cruise"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the summer of 2017, Janet and I cruised the Plan B around Vancouver Island.<\/p>\n

Sunday, 2 July 2017<\/b><\/p>\n

<\/a>2017 Cruise preparations<\/u><\/b> <\/b><\/p>\n

Summer time is here again and the Plan B is heading out on another cruise!
\nBut first, a quick look at some of the preparations.\u00a0 Lots of maintenance happened over the winter and spring, including a new steering cable, new batteries, boarding ladder, fuel polishing, and lots of\u00a0 scraping, sanding and varnishing.\u00a0 Several people helped – Janet tackled just about everything, Phil sanded and varnished the cabin door, and Paul diligently cleaned up dozens of parts that no one will ever know but make a big difference to the final result.\u00a0 Here are a few pics:<\/p>\n

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A new steering cable was ordered and installed.\u00a0 Here I am trying to thread the new cable into place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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This was the condition of the woodwork when we started.\u00a0 Janet spent hours scraping off the old varnish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Janet tarping over the freshly sanded railing to prepare for a couple of days of rain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Phil took this door home and re-finished it – Thanks Phil!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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The bowsprit was removed for re-finishing and re-bedding to prevent leaks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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The finished job – a big improvement!<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

We didn’t get everything done (it’s a boat, after all!) but summer time is here and the rest of the to-do list will have to wait until after the cruise!<\/p>\n

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Here is a map of the route.<\/p>\n