October 22, 2015

After getting back from the Catalina cruise, I had the usual post-cruise chores to do, like flushing the outboard and burning the fuel out of the carb, cleaning up, etc.  I also needed to fix the anti-siphon valve in the exhaust loop.  Rather than replace it only to worry about it failing again, I simply vented the loop into the cockpit where I can easily confirm cooling water is flowing and have no worries about failing valves.  The week's other projects involved preparing for the possibly very rainy winter.  I resealed an aft porthole that had a small leak and started refreshing the finishes on the exterior teak.  I did manage to squeeze in a little fun at the annual Kinetic Sculpture Race and a car show in the Harbor Village.