An eventful week that included a full gale in the harbor
(Harbor Patrol measured one gust at 57 mph!), plenty of holiday partying and
cheer, some shit shifting, and even a bit of boat work. I finished the varnishing of the handrails in
the v-berth and they look (and feel) great.
The new veneer around the door is about done, but I will probably have
to do some hand rubbing to get the sheen right.
I also did a bit of tuning up the shore power system that included
sanding the contacts for the shore power cord and protecting them with
waterproof dielectric grease. I also
changed the plug in the aft cabin to a GFI outlet. That little project turned out to be a
classic example of my old friend Tom’s theorem of completion time for a boat
project: Estimate the time needed,
double the number and change to the next higher unit of time. In this case, the ½ hour project took 1 full
day. The devil is indeed in the
details. The GFI outlet is deeper than a
standard, so the existing junction box was now too shallow. The GFI outlet is designed for house wiring,
so had to modified for use with marine ring connectors, etc, etc. Good thing there was a lot of holiday cheer
around to compensate! Happy holidays all!
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