The plan is to get up and off the boat by 8:30, catch the bus to get to church for the Bible study, then after wards go to the pool/pool party (the ladies swim the guys play pool). Later we are going out to dinner with everyone for Bob’s birthday. A long day away from the boat.
Well, it happened pretty much as expected. We got a ride after church with Larry and Valerie to lunch then to the pool party, followed by the dinner party, then back to the boat where we gave them a tour of our boat. Then showers and bed. A long day with good friends.
The ribs while a bit dry were still very good.This is the group, we are celebrating Bob’s birthday.They had a pretty good stout.
Up, breakfast, the net, flushed the outboard and oiled the locks. Reneé made beans.
I caught up on the blog, it takes a couple of hours to publish a weeks worth of posts.
Around 4 we went to the pool, had happy hour and then went into a restaurant for dinner. Back to the boat and remembered we needed to move it back to make it easier for the guys working on Thursday. So, we worked on that for an hour or so, and then off to get showers, and back to the boat. Kyle is calling this evening to go over our mail.
One of the shows at the resort that we did not go to.
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 .
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.
This is the frame for our new solar panels in the shop
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.
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.
This is part of the Elvis showThis is DB (Dysfunctional Bird) it wanders the dock, and doesn’t appear to notice the trees all around
