A nice september day

Last week end, with my family and my friend, Sergio, spent some hours sailing around San Nicola L'Arena.

A lovely NNE wind blow and we relaxed.
In my opinion, september - october is the best period to sail in Sicily.

Some pcs you can find here

On sunday I adde a new little upgrade. Click here

Fair wind

Hi folks,
I am proud to announce that you can visit the dudùdue's Site.
Please, feel free to send me any comment.
Fair wind

Bulkhead

Hi folks,
during these day I sailed around - just few times indeed - and when I was in port, I did some little job. In particular, I have reduced the bulkhead between the galley and the portside berth (see pics Bulkhead). It was usefull to fit instruments or hooking stuff, but now I gained in space and brightness.

New accessory added

Hi to all,

during this week, I added an important accessory; a shower.
Also in this case, I have thought over a long time span like realising it, not for difficulties to fit it, but for the spare time to dedicate to it!

Anyway, just a brief description of the operations.

As you probably know, the water tank is fitted to the bow, under the v-berth.

On my Tiger didn't exist a cut -off valve before the pedal pump; this one, is under the sink. So the first step was to fitted one; then "on line", I fitted a "T-connextion"; the first pipe goes to the pedal pump, the second to the Pressur System - completed with a water filter.

So a pipe (the type used for gardening) to the stern, through a locker. On the stern, from the cockpit side, I fitted the shower. You can see details to the "Pics Section - Shower".

All family had enjoyed after a swim this sunday!

Further you can see to "Pics Section - Fan" some new pics of the table and the oscillating cabin fan that I fitted some time ago. It is so usefull for our summer!

A little job during this week end

Hi to you,
during this very hot week end, I decided to build a new table. I thought about it for a long time, but I gave priority to others little job.
On friday I decided, because of outlook weather, (no wind and a terrible temperature) to stay home; so I bought a "paper" of Okumè (a particular type of multilayer of wood glued by phoenolic), and the necessary spares (two die cast aluminium table supports, and a cone pipes - made of aluminium - for table foot, 70 cm).
Sunday morning, I painted the wood (two times for each side) and in the afternoon, I assembled it. It is possible fit it both on the cockpit and in dinette. The dimensions are cm. 52 x 70 x 1,2.
The original dinette table is very huge because it can be lowered to form the double berth.
The entire cost: less of € 50,0.
You can see some on the top page, to the Section "Dudùdue pics" - New Table.

Hi folks,
finally, yesterday - sunday - with my family sailed! My crew was completed: Lidia, my wife, Ettore (6 years old) & Adele (only 21 months old), my little sons.
The weather was realy great for sailing with them; not too hot and a fair wind from WE. We anchored in a beatiful bay and we had fresh bath! Just a lunch and sail again. I had a chance to try my new main as you can see in the pics section (July 2007). There you can find my new stern ladder.
During this week end I fitted a "net" to protect from possible falls in the sea my little Adele
Fair wind

First season

Waiting the summer, I subscribed the Westerly Owner Association Forum UK (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Westerly-Owners ); it was very useful and I obtained a great deal of information about Westerly's.
By this forum I knew the presumed age of my boat; in fact, they said me where find a label. So I discovered that she saw the sun most likely in 1974! The ID is C194.

Further, I had few day trip and the boat went ok, the engine as well, so I began to dream some short trip for my summer vacations.

The first purchases were a roller jib and a lazy bag. They are, in my opinion, absolutely necessary for "single-handed sailor" as I am.
In fact, when I sailed with my family, my wife was absolutely concentrated to our little child Ettore (and in that time we had only one . . . ).

Finally, my summer vacations arrived.

I had managed a short trip to San Vito Lo Capo, about 3 days far away along the west coast. The day before the scheduled trip, I went to clean the boat and, just before to go home, I tried to start the engine, but with no result
It was 13 august and it wasn't a battery problem . . . and she fitted the original Volvo Penta MD1B.
That day my nightmare began. The first problem - as you can see - was to find a skilled person available to check and repair it.

My vacation passed to call mechanical repairers and seeing the others boats sail away . . .
My report is posted to WOA Forum.

Only at the end of September the engine was ok again.