Boat
Stuff
More “stuff” happening. As I stated yesterday our fuel tank is on the way, and it actually arrived! Tanya has been finishing the electric/electronics panel and I have been inspecting the chain plates. Old Dominion Freight Line handed the tank to Portland Air Freight. Great communication from FMT, OD, and PAF. Lots of phone calls … Continue reading
Still Here, Still At It…
We are still at it, whittling away at our giant list of projects. Bob has most of the wiring done or mapped out waiting on parts. Most of the autopilot is done, the inverter charger is in. Starting on the water maker. I am still working on refrigeration. Tanya has been working on the wood. She … Continue reading
We’re Still Here!
It’s been a few days since our last update but we are still here working. We are plugging along, working almost every day, making progress. We are still working on thru hulls, moving some, eliminating others. Bob started working on the autopilot, the rudder reference unit and compass are installed. We removed the autopilot drive motor, rewired … Continue reading
Chain Plates
The rigging attaches to the chain plates, the rigging holds up the masts. So, we removed all of the chain plates for inspection. We were pretty sure the plates are original and looking at them I think we were right. Anyway, they look pretty rough, one looks a little like a rotini noodle: We’ll see what … Continue reading
Update
We’ve been pretty busy as usual. Tanya has been hard at work cleaning and sanding all the interior wood trim. The previous owners preferred to oil the teak and after decades of oiling it felt pretty sticky and messy. She is doing a great job, the wood looks better than we ever expected! We have … Continue reading