Small Boat Voyages

Today is the long awaited day for finally moving Tarka to her new trailer. Decided to use Swanley Bridge Marina slipway again for convenience. Since reconfiguring the rollers on the new trailer earlier in the year I’ve been waiting patiently for the time when I find out if all that effort has been worthwhile. Basically Read more

Summer has finally arrived. I’ve been monitoring the temperature and humidity in the boat for some years now and take action accordingly. When Tarka is on the water it’s not so much of an issue but when she’s here at home extra care is given to prevent the boat getting too hot or to dry. Read more

The mast was last stripped in 2018 just after purchasing. It needed some TLC but partly due to budgetary constraints and partly ignorance it was not stripped down to the wood. After five years of annual oiling with a top secret mixture it was starting to look a bit patchy and feel a bit sticky. Read more

Day 1. Portholes, fairleads, vents, chain plates, and prop. Brasso, abrasive papers , rags and elbow grease. Read more

Adding removable marker lights was a challenge. I didn’t want to end up with a fixed loom with spurs hard wired onto the main cable and markers. That way the whole removable setup would have been hard to manage on and off the trailer. So making the setup manageable meant having sections that could be Read more

Tarka has an identical twin called Chiggo and it’s currently advertised on sale at David Moss Boatbuilders and Brokerage Read more