The Tardis Project

August 27, 2017  Hours spent building to date:  3,924 John and I took the Tardis up the Connecticut River to Brewer’s Deep River Marina last week for a short cruise to check out basic capabilities: — Refrigerator worked — Hot water heater worked — Water pressure worked — Head worked (but forgot toilet paper holder

August 21, 2017  Hours spent building to date:  3,908 John ad I took the Tardis out last week at slack tide in light winds to get some measurements of fuel burn versus speed and get a better idea of ideal running parameters prior to our first short cruise.  We ran reciprocal courses with and against what wind there

August 11, 2017  Hours spent building to date:  3,898 The cabin cushions became sort of a meandering “they will be ready next week” project somewhat like the engine install, but like the engine, they came out perfectly in terms of fit and quality from “Nautical Needles” in Westbrook.  Price was exactly what I paid for a

August 5, 2017  Hours spent building to date:  3,881 Hauled the Tardis week before last at Brown’s Boat Yard and found exactly what I expected:  no prop on the thruster.  But also what I did not expect:  absolutely no sign of stress or damage that would make the prop sheer off. So I think the