Another mixed week, jumping from
project to project depending on which gear arrived and which vendors were ready to work. I got new
charger connectors for the scooter wired in and mounted, and it
finally took a charge and worked. Yeah!!! Even got a storage bag
for it. More of the line and shackles for the drogue came in, and I
did some more eye splices for the bridle. With peak loads on the
drogue bridle up to 14,000 lbs, getting gear that is up to it takes
research, care and money. But it may save my hide some day, so it's
not a place to scrimp. Still no action from the sail-maker, and I'm
still battling to get hull identification numbers for my
documentation. I thought I was home free until I read that it would
take them 4 to 6 months to issue the new documentation. I hope that
won't really be the case as that would be too late. Still trying to
find out what to expect.
I hired Jose (who did the painting of the
deck and cabin) to buff and wax the hull. He's including waxing the
cabin and deck for the same price. So far he's done one side and it
looks great. He even was able to get out many more of the scratches
than I thought possible.
On Saturday I went to a second boaters
swapmeet this month and got rid of some more stuff. So, things are
moving along mostly. Who knows, I might even make it!
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