Category: 2025 Season 6

Up in time for breakfast and off to the boatyard to watch the work.
We had breakfast at a convenient restaurant down the street from our hotel. This was the second time Reneé had been there, she was giving them a second chance. They short changed her change when she paid the bill, they did it again this morning. Reneé called them on it, and we won’t be back.
I got to the boat about 9 am, talked to Peter Vargas on the way in, he coordinates the work that gets done. He thinks he might be done. I said I would check my list and text him. I called Peter Karsten, he is the electronics dude in the area. This was to get the piece of seatalk cable and connector I need to get the speed probe to work. I also called Richard about the wood work job that needs attention.
It is now 2:30, the hatch hinges have been repaired, the cable has been installed, the boat is put back together, the electrician will work on our bonding issue sometime next week, we will have to come into the marina for a day. I still have no commitment for the carpenter.
I am going to stop into the office here in the yard on my way out today and talk about getting out tomorrow.
We’re scheduled for 12:30. I got the bill for the work that was done, not overly expensive, and the work was done quickly, which saved a day in the yard. Which is a different bill.
Then back to the hotel, a shower and dinner. This time we went to the top floor of our hotel and listened to a singer at a keyboard.
We turned in early, both of us coughing. We have a cold, that’s taking a long time to get rid of.

 

Up at 6 am. We have a scheduled haul-out for the boat at 8:30.
Actual time 8:37, so right on time. After hauling the boat out they power wash it, and we checked in to the yard. Reneé took a walk, and I just hung out.
We talked to Peter Vargas who will coordinate the work being done.
– [ ] Touch up the bottom paint
– [ ] Install two transducers (boat speed & depth) these replace the old ones and are larger in size. They will work better with our new instruments
– [ ] While talking to Peter, we identified the thru hull bonding has an issue, which is why the bottom paint has an issue. So, that will be addressed as well.
– [ ] There are some other issues that we will address as well, they don’t require the boat being hauled out.
We can’t stay on the boat in the yard, so we have reservations at the La Cruz inn, which is nearby.
At 1025 our boat was on the hard on stands. We will see when work starts.
As the day went on, the roller furler for the staysail was repaired! Another guy showed up to work on the speed and depth transducers. This of course meant tearing apart the nav station and the settee to get at the run for the wires.
Reneé took the laundry in and I stayed on the boat to answer questions from anyone who was looking to do something.
I had a couple of questions for the RayMarine person who installed my system earlier this year (last season). He has stopped responding at this point. I spent about $15,000 then, at the end I needed three more pieces about $700 we agreed that I would get them sent to me in the states and install them myself later. I asked a question about something that he did inside the panel at the Nav Station. He said since I bought the stuff somewhere else, I should ask them the question. This question was about something he did. Needless to say, no more recommendations for him from me.
At the end of the day, the Staysail furler is fixed, the depth and speed sensors are installed in the bottom of the boat, the cable is run for the depth, but not for the speed. I am looking for parts. Much of the touch up of the bottom paint is done.
We left the boat about 5:30pm. We are checked in to the La Cruz inn. This is a nice place. We came back, I got a shower and we went to dinner at La Cocina Economica dinner was pretty inexpensive and good. Then back to the hotel and an early night, as there is very weak internet.

Up at about 7 am, tried to listen to the Net, which is normally on channel 22. This morning there was an open mic on 22, which prevented use of it. The backup channel we moved to is 18. That is working well.
Today we will go out and dump our holding tank, and probably go into see some friends.
Well, we decided to stay on the boat and get over our colds.
We saw some whales while we were out, pretty close, maybe 10 feet off the port bow. Then after we anchored the wind was pretty strong, and someone in a sailboat as big as ours came through the anchorage at full speed heeling over, within 10 feet again. This was not good! But no contact between the boats.
Finally dinner and bed.

No pictures today

 

Up at 6 am or so for me, about 8 for Reneé. She really slept in today! After breakfast and the net, I traced out the wires for the depth sounder. We are going to relocate it later this week when the boat is hauled out. This will require putting it in the bottom of the boat through a hole, so I will have to pull the wire out and install the transducer from the bottom of the boat and rerun the wire. At the same time we will remove the speed sensor and put in the new one (a larger diameter means a bigger hole). That took me until about noon.

On the net this morning, I asked if anyone had some Cat 5 net work cable, so I could practice making ends before I cut our starlink cable. The first person that responded later called me back and said, OOPs! I put it “away” and can’t find it. So, after lunch I went over to SV Amerilies and worked with Jef on making ends on a cable he had. I got what I needed and he got a longer cable with ends on it. Next up, I will cut our Starlink cable and put ends on it so that I can close the hole in the panel.

This was a lazy day, reading and watching video’s on Youtube. Reneé watched the inauguration stuff. After dinner we watched a movie, then bed.