It was a week filled with mishap. A visit to the Magic Castle,
while fun, was hampered by such a big crowd the night before the Oscars that we
had to wait to get in and weren’t able to see our magician friend perform. When
we got back to Carol’s place at midnight with the rain starting, her Prius
would not shut off. After an hour of
online research and trying a few things, we eventually got it shut down so we
could go to bed. Turns out it needs (of
all things) an entire new dashboard!
Then, Carol trips on the stairs and severely sprains her ankle. When she finally can get in to see a doctor,
she is given a brace, but cannot walk for several days. My return to Ventura was delayed a bit so I could help her
out. When I did get back, I was greeted
by a wet berth. One of the few
portlights I haven’t rebuilt must have leaked in the rain. Of course the water migrated to right over my
berth before dripping down. So, instead
of doing what I had planned for the week, I removed, disassembled and resealed a port. Sigh.
Some days the bear gets you.
On a brighter note, the subwoofer for my mini home theater
arrived and I hooked it up. It sounds
every bit as good as I had hoped. Just
about as good a movie theater (but with a small screen). Unfortunately, it’s pretty tacky looking with
the blue-light glittery guts showing.
Looks like something that belongs in a disco or a brothel. While you don’t see it in its spot under the
berth when watching a movie, you do see it from the main cabin at other
times. Throwing a small towel over it
was a quick interim fix.
The new double turning/footblocks from Garhauer arrived as
well. They were expensive, but they are
gorgeous. Definitely a nice piece of
boat jewelry. I doubt the nicely
polished bolts will be long enough though, which will present some installation
challenges.
Hopefully I’ll be able to continue with the winch and
footblock installation next week. That
is, if the bear don’t get me again!
