We got up and had breakfast and we were ready when Sergio and his helper arrived to work on the heads. While they worked, we took down the canopy. I gave Sergio my ratcheting crimper for crimping butt connectors (electrical tool) and I ordered a new one. This is about $30, I will consider that I have given most of the tip for this project, but not all. Typically the cost for labor is very low, and giving a sizable tip helps them out a lot, and it still is way cheaper than getting this done in the states. Final price was about $150 for two days work for two guys each day. New vacuum generators installed, all new seals where needed, and it all works again, YEAH!! This is a very big deal, in case you did not get that.
Canopy is down and folded up in a sail bag. Next up is some odds and ends on the dinghy.
We got into the dinghy and pumped it up, no real leaks, just 6 months since the last time. Found a broken strap, it will wait until we have time to fix it. We filled the gasoline jerry cans. We worked on transferring the dinghy wheels from one set of broken bars to the new one, but, one of the bolts is stuck and we will be shopping for a new bolt tomorrow. We verified we could unlock the outboard, last year we could not I think we finally cut it off. This year (better lock) it worked first time!
This was the first time I tried a new app for getting a ride. It is called InDriver, and instead of being told how much it costs, you tell how much you are willing to pay. I used this because there were no Ubers available. It is a little different, as you pay the driver in cash. Apparently, Uber has not done that (actually getting the money to the drivers) well here in Puerto Vallarta.
