May 19, 2016

I worked on multiple projects this week as well as talked with vendors about sails, series drogue, autopilot and deck awning. Still wrestling with the HIN issue. Right now the difficulty is the first three letters that are supposed to be the manufacturers identification code. If Circadian were a US boat, I could just look it up online. But she's English, and the manufacturer is long gone. I've contacted a friend who has a Salar 40 as well as the Salar Owners Group to see if anyone has an answer, but haven't gotten any responses yet. I'm about 90% finished with installing a small panel to protect the electrics next to the engine room vent in the side of the cockpit, but fear that in the process I've mucked up the cable connectors to the autopilot, which now is not working. I'll be trouble-shooting that soon. I'm about half way along in repairing the shelves in the aft head locker.  They'll be needed when I have crew along.  I also patched a whole in my old surfboard/kayak so I can donate it to the outrigger club raffle and washed some of the grunge off the boat. Still feel like I'm climbing a sand dune, but I am making progress.
Weather has been May gray, with a couple of hours of sun starting late in the afternoon.


















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