Author: Neil Scheuerlein

Up and missed the net, we overslept a bit. Chava the welder was here. We talked about what he is doing and when he would be back (Thursday). I replaced the drum on the Jib furler. We went to the beach to watch some of the Laser races that are going on, (very small sailboats) then happy hour and the pool and back to the boat.

There was a post on Facebook that sparked some interest. It is a house for sale. There is a link to the pictures, (If you need a little escape from reality this link is for you).

Property For Sale. Tropical boaters paradise.

Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras. Quiet East End.

Group or individual purchase opportunity.

Existing ABNB,VRBO, Trip Adviser short term rental income.

Upper 2 bedroom, two bathroom and loft.

Lower apartment, ideal for caretaker when absent from island.

Private dock, fenced courtyard, splash pool.

Water access only, Automobile parking near by.

Includes: Furniture, appliances, A/C units, 10 ft skiff, Ford Escape .

photos available on GOOGLE PHOTOS link.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/zTgWaR8hX2oiwy5N9

$360,000.00

private sale by owner

Contact: bluerockvacations@gmail.com

From the comments, the boat is NOT included, it is about 0.1 miles to the nearest road (by Google Earth)
There is 7.5′ of water depth at the dock at low tide.
45 ft frontal dockage, 24 ft covered slip with lift. 90 % of dock has roof. And bar in corner.

We thought about it for a bit, trying to figure out how to do it and if it made sense for us. We have a cruising friend, Christopher J. Robert Guertin (Bob)

who happens to be in the area (like as in 1 day sailing away and headed that way) who will check it out and let us know what he thinks.

Up and out the door to church, we made it before the first song. Afterwards we went out to brunch with the usual people, then went to the store and back to the boat. The rest of the day was very lazy, we did not even go to happy hour or the pool. We watched the third back to the future movie, then showers and bed.

No pictures today

Up at 7 am for me. A bit later for Reneé. We planned to sleep in, didn’t work for me.

So, we debated plans for the day. I thought about working on the furler for the jib, and running the outboard to flush it. Then thought about the AC unit.

So, I got my temperature laser, and found it was dead. The last set of batteries in it had leaked and one of the contacts broke off. So, I called Danny (S/V All Set For Now) they live here year round and have had guests for the last couple of weeks. Their boat is just down the dock from us. I was able to borrow theirs.

Back to work on the AC.

Step 1 clean the sea water strainer! Oops, should have been done 2 weeks ago! Oh well, it’s clean now.

So, onto the AC unit, nope still not working.

Step 2 Tried checking the Freon pressures, they didn’t make sense to me, I tried watching YouTube videos, seemed pretty straight forward, still not understanding what I was seeing.

Step 3 I called my friend Gar and got technical advice. First I had to install Duo the app for video calls without FaceTime. He uses an Android phone. We looked at pressures and temperatures, which left him scratching his head as they didn’t make sense to him either. More looking around, and we noticed the heat exchanger was very dirty. So,

Step 4 clean the heat exchanger. First can I move the AC unit so I can access the heat exchanger? After a half hour of trying, nope. Can I vacuum it and get it clean? A half hour later, nope. So, I got a hose hooked up and sprayed it out. Being careful to not spray the electrical stuff.

Step 5 let it dry for a bit and then test it. At first it seemed to be working, but after about 5 minutes, nope.

Step 6 put everything away and think about options. I will get an HVAC tech out here and see what they can do.

Oh, this is a boat project, so I had the cabinets open in all three sections of the boat. This took from about 9 am until 7 pm with breaks for lunch and dinner.

Reneé did her nails, went to the store, made the meals, and stayed out of my way.

After dinner we went to the amphitheater to see the show at 9 pm. It started with disco (recorded) and then an Elvis show.

I wandered inside to get a couple of drinks. As a disco Elvis is just not my thing.

We realized we have seen this show before. It wasn’t to my taste then.

BTW, we have history with this AC unit. When we bought the boat the unit that was in this location was dead, we knew it and planned to replace it. Of course, I bought the least expensive (read CHEAPEST) one I could find. I “saved” about $1,000. Of course it was a pain to install, Bob Miller did most of the work, and after a very long day, it didn’t work. We were out of time that day. I went down the next day and figured out it had a PROPRIETARY CABLE AND CONTROLLER, so when I replaced those it worked. Of course the controller is an LED type, meaning a very bright blue light in my eyes at night.

But wait there’s more!

It was very noisy!  After much back and forth, and having to pay an HVAC tech to come check it out, (coincidentally he used to be the San Diego representative) so he told me to call the seller back and give him his name and tell him it needed a new compressor. Oh and he didn’t pay enough for the investigation or work, so we spent about $500. So maybe we saved $500. Of course, 3 years later it’s not working again.

Up at 7 am breakfast and the net. John Pounder is due at about 9-9:30. We have added the aft air conditioner to our list of things that need help, as it is not blowing cool air.

John was here with two helpers, and finished removing all the wires from the arch. He will be back next Thursday to do some more work inside the boat.

Reneé added the following:

Today marks 42 years since our first date (give or take a day or two).  We got a little mushy recalling that fun fact.

After working in the morning we headed for the beach.  We set our things down on some lounge chairs under a palapa and walked along the beach for a while.  After our walk we cooled off in the pool and enjoyed happy hour.  There is an amphitheater here at the resort that offers weekend shows.  Unfortunately the show for Friday was Michael Jackson and that didn’t appeal to us at all so instead we did our normal routine of showers and a movie before bed.

Reneé got up at 6:30 to start laundry and getting organized, I got up about 7 we got breakfast, then Cano was here to help fold our sail, they are new and very stiff. Then the net, pretty short, not many cruisers left.

About that time John Pounder (the electrician) got here to continue pulling wires out of the Arch. Reneé took the laundry, Before she left, we cleaned out the part of the bilge under the shaft at the back of the boat, after she left I worked on the bilge at the front of the boat.

By about 1:30 John figured it was too hot on deck so he is wrapping up for the day and will be back in the morning.

We also defrosted the freezer, because why not.

Another productive day!