Tondelayo

Jack, my son in law, gave me this knife a few years back. Now it’s my lucky knife, easy to sharpen, the fid helps my old hands get jobs done like I have a new super strong finger, the shackle key gets plenty of use and of course the ever faithful bottle/can opener does...

We have been lucky enough to get a spot in Curumbene Creek for Jack and Jess's Status 580 named "Quo". Kev, Jack and I have cleaned her up and made her ready for the mooring with a new set of covers, an auto bilge pump,solar power, anchor/steaming light and some antifo...

There's nothing worse than those pesky little leaks of rainwater that get into a boat. Sometimes they travel for a very long way before making their presence known. Well I am on a mission to make my beautiful 40 year old girl a "dry boat". I know that I need to remove...

I have been lucky enough to use my good friend Richard's mooring in Kiama harbour and this has allowed me to get a few odd jobs done. It's so nice to be 2 minutes from home and able to drive my ute right up to the berth.

Tondelayo's fwd portside caprail got damaged in C...

With autum creeping over us it's time to take Tondy 40 miles up the coast for some long overdue maintenance.

I found this video from a little while ago. Ahhh good times!

I think most boat owners would agree that a bit of brass on the boat always adds some class. Even if it's just a Ships Bell , Clock and Barometer highly polished below decks.

Well I came upon a little brew that takes the hard work out of cleaning and preparing...