New Ritchie LED Red Compass light - Installed and working - 2017

Our Ritchie Compass light went out as we posted before and we bought a new LED one.
I cut the old one off by the compass housing hole and then attached the new LED red Ritchie replacement light to those wires. 

Harken 5.1 Big Boat traveler gets lubed and new lines, smaller lines - 2017

The first lines we put on the Harken 5.1 "Big Boat" traveler when we did the traveler project were recommended by Downwind Marine and were good for the hands but were lousy working in the 5.1 traveler. Then we did a second set of lines which we were better but the same size as the first set. Now are replacing those with these new ones we purchased which are a size smaller.

Anchoring LED bow, stern and midship lights - anchoring bow light tested - 2017

As you can see in the video, the blue LED light does work and comes on about the same time as the dock lights at the El Cid Marina where we are currently docked.

Zincs for the Honda 9.9 outboard from Dinghy Doctor - 2017

 Another item we decided in the end to get before we leave the US. We think we have some spares but cannot remember. We change them every summer when putting it away for the summer season.
We swung back by the Dinghy Doctor in San Diego and picked them up.

November 2017 - Tied up in Marina Mazatlán, Mexico
We are currently house sitting in University Heights, San Diego CA

And yet more parts checked off the US buy list for the next cruising season on s\v Elegant'sea!

New air filter for the Beta diesel purchased in San Diego - 2017

We decided to go ahead and purchase another air filter for the Beta diesel engine
for later use.   We purchased this from O'Reilly Auto Parts in San Diego, CA


November 2017 - Tied up in Marina Mazatlán, Mexico
We are currently house sitting in University Heights, San Diego CA


And yet more parts checked off the US buy list for the next cruising season on s\v Elegant'sea!