Monday, October 20, 2014

Repair List, September 2014

  • Bottom Job
  • Replaced Backing Plate/Spacer Speedometer Through-hull
  • Replaced Sea-Cock Saltwater Intake
  • Serviced and rebedded Saltwater Intake Through-Hull Fitting
  • Repaired 2 Damaged Keel areas (from long line Fishing incident)
  • Repaired 2 dozen or so Minor Hull Blisters
  • Replaced Missing Engine Intake Screen
  • Sanded & Painted Bottom
  • Mainsail
  • Purchased, Installed & Measured New Dacron Mainsail
  • Replaced Headboard Slug New Mainsail
  • Winches
  • Serviced 4 Major Winches
  • Repaired 2 Corroded Winch Bases
  • Modified Port Secondary three speed shift lever
  • Other Jobs
  • Repaired or replaced 4 Bug Screens
  • Sewed and Repaired Kevlar Mainsail Delamination at leech below 2nd reef
  • Cleaned and waxed Mast Aloft
  • Replaced Compass light & Wireing
  • Serviced Mercury Motor steering pivot
  • Re-Taped 3 Halyards
  • Serviced BBQ Gas Control
  • Changed Engine oil
  • Cleaned and painted 2 Cowl Vents
  • Serviced 8 Halyard & Sheet shackles
  • Repaired 4 Interior lights
  • Repaired Speaker Connection, Stbd Woofer
  • Inspected & Serviced Water Heater control valves
  • Sewed Torn US Ensign
  • Sewed 2 Mexican Courtesy Flags
  • Sewed Torn Laundry Bag
  • Digitized 6 Nautical Charts for Mexican Coast
  • Inspected 2 Rigging Components Aloft
  • Installed New gas BBQ
  • Replaced Sewing Machine Bobbin Case
  • Installed 2 New Water Catchment Pipes

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Saturday, October 18, 2014

Boat Work in Chiapas

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wingssail images-fredrick roswold
Quiet Afternoon in Marina Chiapas

Sometimes we take a break from work. We spent one afternoon at the beach.

Judy at Playa Linda

Judy in the water

wingssail image-judy d jensenFred at the Beach

Wings

We had concerns about the new mainsail from Fareast sails. Measuring confirmed that they made a big error. The girths, MGU and MGM, measured short and the roach was tiny, not large as we had ordered. Too bad Fareast Sails are denying responsibility.

Measuring Mainsail

MGU

Foot of mainsail

Winch servicing: Always a big job

Winches Ready for Cleaning

Brush with Gasolene

New Bug Screens

Judy Sewing Bug Screen



Haulout

Enrique Lifts Wings

Hull Looks Clean

Power Wash

Rain Halts Work

Enrique

Geraldo & Momo remove Zinc

Painting

Ready for Relaunch

We stayed in Tapachula at Casa Mexicana

Volcana Tacana from Tapachula Street

Judy at Casa Mexicana

Casa Mexicana

Bar

Tables

Jungle in Courtyard

Pool

Room at Casa Mexicana

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