Paradise Village Marina looking at A dock
Paradise Village marina area, Our Summer turf! - 2013
End of July 2013 - s\v Elegant'sea is currently in Paradise Village Marina in Banderas Bay Mexico (by Puerto Vallarta)
New accent imtra LED lights in the salon - 2013
July 2013 - Currently in Paradise Village Marina in Banderas Bay Mexico (by Puerto Vallarta)
We put in the two accent lights in the salon. I drilled the wholes and Debbie did all the wiring etc. This one is a Captiva PowerLED (Eyeball), Warm White by imtra,
Transducer Airmar P 79 working??
Last day of July - Paradise Village Marina in Puerto Vallarta Mexico
We got the transducer the Airmar P 79 connected to the
Garmin network and the chart plotter senses the depth because we see a depth
box on the screen we did not see before. There is nothing in it though.
The Garmin repeater at the nave station sees it also. We
created a page for the repeater and it would disly the depth if the thing was
working.
To be fair the Airmar doc’s say to be in at least 100 feet
to test it after installing. We are probably sitting in 10-15 feet of muck.
We consider this
project complete and hope that once we leave the dock for a sail we will get
some feet!
Also our friends John and Kelly on their 47’ Hans Christian
re-installed theirs and have the same problem with reading out.
More than normal wear on Salon and settee got washed
Last day of July - Paradise Village Marina in Puerto Vallarta Mexico
Washed covers on the settee
Debbie took the sattee cushions up to the mall and the Landry
mat. It is air conditioned which makes it a little more OK and free WiFi. I did
one before in a bucket but gave up. It is hard getting them off and then back
on. Maybe not hard but certainly a pain. After they were dry Debbie put some
zipper lube on them.
Getting zipper lubed.
Done!
The foe leather is not fairing so well. We are highly bummed about it and will be contacting Kestone Brothers and hope for some solution L
IMSS - In Puerto Vallarta.for Doctors appointment - 2013
End of July 2013 - Currently in Paradise Village Marina in Banderas Bay Mexico
IMSS 07302013
IMSS 07302013
The IMSS clinic is at the end of the road. It is actually a little square and not a dead end.
Airmar P 79 and Garmin back bone cable - 2013
July 2013 - Currently in Paradise Village Marina in Banderas Bay Mexico (by Puerto Vallarta)
So this is a 6 pin 6mm (20 ft) extension cable. At least I thought it was an extension cable. Now I am not sure what it is but it is Garmin.
Putting the J Series Vacuum Tank under bed - 2013
First outing on new Starboard inflatable paddle board - 2013
Got the new(demo) Starboard Whopper Fun inflatable paddle
board from Pacific paddle in Bucerias.
Some of the activities at our marina - hotel sponsered
End of July - Paradise Village Marina in Puerto Vallarta Mexico
Some of the activities at our marina.
Some of the activities at our marina.
We are installing the Airmar P 79 transducer - 2013
July 2013 - currently in Paradise Village Marina in Banderas Bay Mexico (by Puerto Vallarta)
We are playing with the housing and transducer(Airmar P79 010-11394-00) to get them level. You can see the yellow level on top of the transducer.
Anchor Chain Check
Beginning of June at Paradise Village Marine in Puerto Vallarta Mexico
When we got back from cruising the middle of April we checked the anchor chain to see if it was worth adding 100' of 5/8 three strand rode to it. That way we could have 300' of rode so maybe 125 0r 150' of rode to it. That way in case of storms or stern anchoring life would be easier and better. Also if we wanted to get the chain galvanized it would need to be in decent shape. It seems to be in good shape by the measurements. It is hard to tell by just looking at it.
Anchor Chain Check
Chain
Footage
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Measurement
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Difference
from original 3/8”
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@ Anchor
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25/64
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>1/64
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Random before 70’
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23/64
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< 1/32
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70’
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23/64
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<1/64
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100’
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11/32
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<1/32
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125’
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25/64
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>1/64
|
Detailing top sides
End of July - Paradise Village Marina in Puerto Vallarta Mexico
We are on the gel coat now.
Then it will be the stainless steel.
We see a lot of MV waxing their glass windows...what's with that?
Does it keep them from spotting or easier to clean etc?
We are detailing the top sides of our Islander Freeport 36' sail boat.
We have now had the boat for almost 5 years and have barley washed the outside.
The previous owner for 30 + years did not clean it much either. With all the projects large and small we have never had much time to keep the topsides clean. Now however it is time. The are here in PV Mexico is clean and the air is clean. The whole Mexican Riviera is clean except when they are burning bushes then with the right wind we get some as at times at anchor. We can live with that. In the US we got every day jet fuel and who knows what else all over the boat. We were in a city so you kind of expect it.
Any way we have cleaned off all extra sealant and varnish\Cetal etc and bleached and then waxed with Whit Shark polish. The bas coat then the gloss. The boat is coming out nice.
We decided to leave the hem seat and some other items till next season or so before re-finishing them.
We are on the gel coat now.
Then it will be the stainless steel.
We see a lot of MV waxing their glass windows...what's with that?
Does it keep them from spotting or easier to clean etc?
We found an abandoned dinghy rack which we converted to hold our deflated dinghy on deck.
We have now had the boat for almost 5 years and have barley washed the outside.
The previous owner for 30 + years did not clean it much either. With all the projects large and small we have never had much time to keep the topsides clean. Now however it is time. The are here in PV Mexico is clean and the air is clean. The whole Mexican Riviera is clean except when they are burning bushes then with the right wind we get some as at times at anchor. We can live with that. In the US we got every day jet fuel and who knows what else all over the boat. We were in a city so you kind of expect it.
Any way we have cleaned off all extra sealant and varnish\Cetal etc and bleached and then waxed with Whit Shark polish. The bas coat then the gloss. The boat is coming out nice.
We decided to leave the hem seat and some other items till next season or so before re-finishing them.
IMSS - We are applying for IMSS here in Mexico - 2013
End of July 2013 - Currently in Paradise Village Marina in Banderas Bay Mexico
About IMSS
Note 2018:
We left IMSS in 2016 because I can get the VA in the US.
Today we spent five hours at the IMSS office in Puerto Vallarta. We hired a translator to pave the way from the Spanish Language School here in Paradise village. PV is a large city and they did not seem too patient with not speaking Spanish. Although there is supposedly help for filling out the forms that are in Spanish we brought a translator and it made this much easier.
Tomorrow we have an appointment to get an appointment with a doctor they chose to check us out. That is to make sure we do not have pre-existing conditions we said we do not and lets hope not. Some are Cancer, Diabetes etc.
IMSS
We paid our fees and think we have it unless it is determined we do not meet the conditions. We just are not quite sure about the process yet.
The give you a card and all you medical history is accessible from the card, what a concept...US??
About IMSS
Note 2018:
We left IMSS in 2016 because I can get the VA in the US.
Today we spent five hours at the IMSS office in Puerto Vallarta. We hired a translator to pave the way from the Spanish Language School here in Paradise village. PV is a large city and they did not seem too patient with not speaking Spanish. Although there is supposedly help for filling out the forms that are in Spanish we brought a translator and it made this much easier.
Tomorrow we have an appointment to get an appointment with a doctor they chose to check us out. That is to make sure we do not have pre-existing conditions we said we do not and lets hope not. Some are Cancer, Diabetes etc.
IMSS
We paid our fees and think we have it unless it is determined we do not meet the conditions. We just are not quite sure about the process yet.
The give you a card and all you medical history is accessible from the card, what a concept...US??
We now have our permanent resident cards! - 2013
End of July 2013 - currently in Paradise Village Marina in Banderas Bay Mexico (by Puerto Vallarta)
It took about 12 trips and we did it all ourselves. Well with a little help from David our son-in-law who specks Spanish. He came with us to the Mexican Consulate in the U.S. And a shout out to our daughter Lindsey and our grandson David who did the logistics (drove and was a good kid etc).
We made a couple mistakes so it took a few extra trips in the US and in Mexico at the Mexican Immigration office.
All in all probably way easier than getting a green card in the US :)
These take the place of the old FM3 cards. This new one never needs renewing!
Not sure if we told you all but we got our permanent resident cards about a month ago.It took about 12 trips and we did it all ourselves. Well with a little help from David our son-in-law who specks Spanish. He came with us to the Mexican Consulate in the U.S. And a shout out to our daughter Lindsey and our grandson David who did the logistics (drove and was a good kid etc).
We made a couple mistakes so it took a few extra trips in the US and in Mexico at the Mexican Immigration office.
All in all probably way easier than getting a green card in the US :)
Installing head vessel sink and drain - 2013
July 2013 - Currently in Paradise Village Marina in Banderas Bay Mexico (by Puerto Vallarta)
Sealant for the drain.
New Starboard Astro Whopper Fun inflatable paddleboard
End of July - Paradise Village Marina in Puerto Vallarta Mexico
We went over to Bucerinas and purchased a Starboard Astro Whopper Fun inflatable paddleboard from Pacific Paddle. Adam there was recently written up in the vallartatribune.
The paddleboard I purchased is the third one down. It is 4" thick verses the top two are 6" thick but way more $$$. The top board is the same as the bottom only it is the deluxe model.
The middle paddleboard is a "Tender" model. It is real big and you could use it instead of a dinghy. Actually that one is a inflatable sail board. The tender is I think the same size though.
Thankfully Banderas bay here in PV is a hot bead for paddle boarding and even then it ws lucky to find a board I liked at a good price and inflatable.
This inflatable board was a demo 2013 board and a used paddle at a good price.
The other paddle board we bought used we are still trying to fix. Not having much hope but after six patches (well gluing six spots on the seams) we are still trying to get it inflatable so we can sell it as is and maybe some kid could get some use out of it.
10.0' X 4" H 35" W
We went over to Bucerinas and purchased a Starboard Astro Whopper Fun inflatable paddleboard from Pacific Paddle. Adam there was recently written up in the vallartatribune.
Thankfully Banderas bay here in PV is a hot bead for paddle boarding and even then it ws lucky to find a board I liked at a good price and inflatable.
Some hard paddleboards.
Me arriving home with the new used board and new used paddle.
Our old paddleboard.
Old board.
The other paddle board we bought used we are still trying to fix. Not having much hope but after six patches (well gluing six spots on the seams) we are still trying to get it inflatable so we can sell it as is and maybe some kid could get some use out of it.
New duck bills for the J series SeaLand Vacuum tank - 2013
July 2013 - Currently in Paradise Village Marina in Banderas Bay Mexico (by Puerto Vallarta)
Old cleaned up 2" next to a new 1" duckbill.
Installing new head faucet - 2013
July 2013 - Currently in Paradise Village Marina in Banderas Bay Mexico (by Puerto Vallarta)
Removing the head sink putting in vessel sink - 2013
Middle of July 2013 - Currently in Paradise Village Marina in Banderas Bay Mexico (by Puerto Vallarta
We have started our head sink project! New vessel sink and faucet!
Paddle board blow up
Middle of July - Paradise Village Marina in Puerto Vallarta Mexico
Pacificpaddle
So we will attempt to re-glue it but are not holding out too much hope.
Bucerias is a cool town just north of us. It is like Pacific Beach or Ocean Beach in San Diego.
The places do not close up for lack of tourist (cruisers) like in La Cruise in the summer months.
Pacificpaddle
We brought our old
Samoa by Sevylir paddle bard to Pacific Paddleboard in Bucerias, Mexico. Hue and Barb on MV\Aussie Made gave us a ride in their car. We usually role by bus but it would be a bit hard lugging the paddleboard with us on two busses then a taxi to the shop. Pacific Paddle tried tightening the air valve which was leaking. They ended up calling us to
say the air valve needed to be glued in to prevent it from leaking. They did
but it was less than perfect. Nice try but it did hold air fairly well. It was
only 10 pesos (less than $10.00 US). I used it for a couple days and had a lot
of fun. Then while the board was sitting on the dock on its edge with a big
Sumberlla cover over it the seams blew out in four places.
We had only 9 lbs of air in it and it says do not inflate
more than 12 lbs.So we will attempt to re-glue it but are not holding out too much hope.
We want to use it to paddle in the anchorages along the
coast as well as surf some at Punta De Mita in Banderas Bay.
We have started to look at new inflatable Starboard
paddleboards. They had some at Pacific Paddleboard. We want to paddle\surf.Bucerias is a cool town just north of us. It is like Pacific Beach or Ocean Beach in San Diego.
The places do not close up for lack of tourist (cruisers) like in La Cruise in the summer months.
Garhauer Marine Lifting Davit (outboard engine hoist - teather - 2013
Ok this was done a long time ago but what the heck it is still a good post.
We put a tether on the bottom part of our Garhauer Marine Lifting Davit (outboard engine hoist).
Got deck work done for Hurricane “Erick” - 2013
Stern steps re-finished
Beginning of July - Paradise Village Marina in Puerto Vallarta Mexico
We finished off the stern steps re-finishing.
Matching the cockpit sole nicely.
Debbie, the Iguana Whisperer, Iguana stowaway - 2103
July 2013 - currently in Paradise Village Marina in Banderas Bay Mexico (by Puerto Vallarta)
Our usual routine upon waking is to open the companion way
while boiling the water for our French-press coffee. As Debbie did this, she noticed a little
green head poking out of the stern entry for the chain that goes to the rear
anchor windlass.
Super yacht m\y Richmond Lady at Paradise Village Marina (Puerto Vallarta Mexico) - 2013
Beginning of July 2013 - Currently in Paradise Village Marina in Banderas Bay Mexico (by Puerto Vallarta)
There is another super yacht here “m\y Richmond Lady”. Had to take a look see so we snapped a couple pictures. And yes we are at the same dock “B” dock so how about that!
I mean really... what can be said?
I mean really... what can be said?
Deck teak all done with the new Sikkens Cetol
Beginning of July - Paradise Village Marina in Puerto Vallarta Mexico
We finished off the deck hand rails and the eye brows and
the cap rail. All got coats of Sikkens Cetol.
The hand rails we had to strip and start from bare teak wood. They came
out great. Sikkens Cetol Gloss.
There is still some clean up left to be done.
Next year when we sand hen lightly and add a couple new coats they will
really look great. They look nice now but when we did the cap rail and eye
brows we lightly sanded them and added some coats of Sikkens Cetol Gloss and
they came out even better. Each time you do that with varnish or Sikkens Cetol
they get better looking.
Deck mast trim ring
Beginning of July - Paradise Village Marina in Puerto Vallarta Mexico
Debbie sanded and then taped the aluminum ring that encircles
the deck mast joint. Then she used the Rust-O-liem gloss black paint to and a
sponge brush to pain it. This looks a lot nicer now. The mast has left over sealant
on it from when we put the mast back in the boat and sealed it.
Some day we
will remove the left over. There is a Sumbrella cover for this area Debbie made
so you do not see it. It is not quite a perfect fit so sometimes you see the
parts of the black aluminum rim.
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