Up at 7 am, breakfast and off to church, we will have Dan and Melissa from SV Dancing on the Edge will be here for a short visit at 4 pm. We went lunch with Hazel and Randy at Brenda’s place again. Then back to the boat and walked through the market at the marina. We returned Robert’s coffee cup that he had left on MV Tits Pierre when we made the trip to Yelapa.
Melissa had a headache so we rescheduled for tomorrow, and after dinner we went to SV Hona Kai (Robert and Konane) to swim, then back and put our dinghy away.
Up at 7 am, breakfast, bible reading and off to deal with laundry and swap the outboard. I will listen to the net via the handheld on the dinghy.
I ran Reneé into the dinghy dock and dropped her off then over to get Robert finally over to Dave and Michele’s boat. We swapped the outboards and took their boat out to see if it could get up on a plane (nope, disappointment). I am very happy with the swap, they will have 4 people most of the time, and the biggest motor their dinghy can have is a 20 hp (which then now have) and the lightest 20 hp from 2019 was this one at 97 lbs. They are going to try increasing the inflation in the dinghy to see if that helps, and perhaps a 4 blade prop for more torque. When we went back to get the clothes, I dropped Reneé off and ran around the marina for a few minutes and ran into Dan and Melissa on SV Dancing on the Edge, an Island Packet 485 (we are friends on Facebook), when I said that we had a 445, he knew my first name. As I have told several people: “I have friends everywhere, some I have even met!” I got Reneé and went back to their boat and we chatted and toured their boat. They are here replacing all electronics, they had a lightening strike at Chiapas, so everything has to be replaced.
After we got back to our boat, Curt and Jill from SV Namahana stopped by for a quick tour and a beer, they were gone by about 6 and we started the generator and working on dinner.
Up at 7 am, breakfast, the net and bible reading. We have nothing off the boat planned for today. So, cleaning and working on the blog and organizing, but first a nap.
So, by the end of the day, we have worked out the details for the outboard swap. No cash, just the stuff associated with the motors.
We have a pelican that has decided he likes our bow to hang out on, only problem is he poops (a LOT!) there. We have had to clean it off a couple of times now.
I have not made much progress with the blog, as I am very frustrated with our mouse, it is at the end of it’s life, and it is very difficult to process the pictures to get them ready to put into the blog without a mouse. Yes, there is a trackpad on the MacBook Pro, but it is not the same as using a good solid two button mouse. As of today (yesterday really) I have probably have two hundred pictures to sort through and process to get it down to a few per day so that I can upload them in a reasonable time frame. I have not posted since November 2nd. A bit more than a week behind, so far. Well, as of 8:20, I have updated the blog except for yesterday. I have 91 pictures for yesterday that need to be sorted and identified as to what will be posted for yesterday. That is a task for tomorrow.
This is one of the painted outlet covers installed.This is one of the painted outlet covers installed.This is one of the painted outlet covers installed.Just another day on the boat.
Up at 7, breakfast and bible reading then get the dinghy down and into the marina to meet up with the other cruisers.
8 of us ran across the bay in MV Tits Pierre a 47 foot motor cruiser. Once there we got a mooring ball and took a ride ashore. We hiked to the nearby waterfall, one that I had not been to before then back to the beach/town where we hung out for lunch and drinks for a couple of hours then a ride back to the boat. The way it works, you get a mooring ball, and a ride to and from the beach for a single price. In this case it was 600 pesos, at 20 pesos to the dollar that was $30 for the day. Lunch was great and the company was great as well.
Dave from S/V Ohana a 43’ catamaran suggested a solution to our mutual problems. He and his wife Michele have another couple coming to join them for extended cruising aboard their catamaran, and they have a dinghy (Highfield CL310) that has a 15 Hp two stroke engine on it. Relatively new (2020). While we have a dinghy (Highfield CL290) with a 20 Hp four stroke engine. In their dinghy they have found that with two people their dinghy will get up on a plane and run fairly fast, but not with four people, and since they will have four people most of the time, that is a problem. We will most often have only the two of us, and our outboard is a bit heavier than theirs. Ours is 97 lbs, (lightest 20 hp motor when we got it in 2019) theirs is 83 lbs. So, Dave suggested we swap, neither motor is “brand new” but both are relatively new and both have low hours on them. Both are Suzuki outboards, so the brand is not an issue. We are considering the swap. Negative, the two stroke uses a carb, whereas the 20 uses EFI, and the new two stroke now uses EFI, which means the carb may be difficult to get as a replacement part.
In any case, we got back to the marina and made our ways back to our respective boats, We ran the generator for an hour or so to finish charging the battery, and I got a shower, after a light dinner just a salad and veggies, then we read and will probably get to bed at a reasonable time tonight.
A note to the reader, this was written on about the day that is shown in the title, but it has been a very busy month, so not posted until the date soon on “date posted” line. I have notes and pictures that I need to process for all the posts to finish the season. Please be patient.
Fanny’s Restaurant, Yelapa…Cruisers in this pic are from the boats: Honakai, Ohana, Tits Pierre, and Make Me Laugh AgainHiking in the hilly town from the small, but tall, waterfall in Yelapa to lunch at Fanny’s on the beach…part of the hike was wading through a foot deep of water at the mouth of a river…fun, fun, fun!Neil, Dave, and Michelle (Ohana)Robert and Konane (Honakai)Dave Bobo (Ohana) at the helm of Tits PierreRobert (Honakai) posing with an iguana at YelapaDave and Michelle (Ohana) at the waterfall closest to town in YelapaKonane, Michelle, Tina, and Renee on front deck of Tits PierreRenee; enjoying a bean bag chair on Tits PierreKen & Tina (Tits Pierre), Konane & Robert (Honakai), Dave & Michelle (Ohana), Neil & Rene’ (Mak Me Laugh Again)Dave Bobo (Ohana) staying warmKen (Tits Pierre) at the Yelapa waterfallDave and Michelle (Ohana) at the Yelapa waterfallNeil and Renee’ at the Yelapa waterfallKen and Tina (Tits Pierre) at the Yelapa waterfallA Mexican spider in YelapaCruisers walking through the hilly town of Yelapa
Up at 6:30, breakfast and off to the Bible study, pool party a hair cut for me and grocery shopping. Of course we forgot the propane tank! On the way back we stopped by MV Tits Pierre to see Tina about the painting of our outlet covers. The covers are not ready yet, and they invited us to go to Yelapa with them tomorrow on their boat. So, we now have plans for tomorrow. Back to the boat and the groceries got put away followed by a quick dip. I started the generator as we were only at 78% battery state of charge. I think the dust on the panels is what is keeping the output low. It could also be the cloud cover (not very much).
Tina painted these for ReneéSunday at the marketThis was from the night before (?)Some one else got this picture of the eclipse
