Not Really Marine Equipment, But Useful On A Small Sailboat Post #4

Big Sky Bistro Coffee Press

If you like fresh coffee in the out of doors this is a really useful rig.  It is basically an insulated mug with a lid and a coffee press.  Just add the ground coffee to mug, top up with boiled water and stap on lip with press in the up position.  Let sit for a spell then plunge the press to the bottow and viola, coffee.  I like that the mug is insulated and the lid has a little hole so that the java can be sipped directly.  The 16 oz. capacity provides for plenty of coffee to share if you like.   Without the removable press it makes a reasonalble tea pot and and the mug alone is just fine sipping cold brews as well.  Cheers.

http://www.mec.ca/AST/ShopMEC/HikingCamping/CookwareUtensils/CaffeineCreators/PRD~4008-946/big-sky-bistro-coffee-press.jsp

$14.00

Gaff Business

I did not 100% followed the original Phil Bolger drawings when I built Bluster.  Most of the deviations involved raising and widening the cabin, changing the stern cut away and adding a mast tabernacle.  In hind sight, all good ideas.  One item I considered changing but did not is the straight style gaff horns (fork?).

The straight ones are easier to build but do not work as well or look as "gaffy" as the curved style.  This retrofit was on my to do list for this year.  

I started by cutting away the straight horns but leaving the base, where the one piece original horns were attached to the gaff.  

The new horns were cut out of 3/4" plywood and glued into place.

Epoxy sealing and a couple of coats of Interlux Brightside Polyurathane White.
Job done. Tick.

In place, working fine and looking good