Chip & Debbie Willis on s\v Elegant'sea: 2017

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.

This Filter Dryer from "Coastal Climate Control" installed which we thought we would use as back up if we needed it.

New Bemis toilet seat (Bemis Complete Toilet Seat System) 2017

Debbie and I on the Jumbo Tron! Note Debbie taking our picture.

December 2017 - Tied up in the El Cid Marina Mazatlán, Mexico

Juarez Market and "Eastbound & Down" tv series - 2017

12\24\2017 - Tied up in Marina Mazatlán, Mexico

Our AcuRite 00592A4 Wireless Indoor/Outdoor Thermometer with Humidity Sensor is ok.
Note:
We have decided that this is too big and the outdoor sensor uses too many batteries. We have purchased a non-battery mechanical temperature and humidity gauge.

Our new Samsung NP110S1K-K01US Notebook M SSD is just what we needed!

Debbie is removing the old bridle (that had been repaired) and installing the new Rock N Roll Stabilizer bridle we purchased from Magma. This is covered in a previous post.

10 Pcs Kayak Nylon Bungee Deck Loops Tie Down Kayak Pad Eye with rivets for kayaks
Purchased from Amazon.com.

We purchased this at Home Depot. This helps seal the lids to the refer.

Purchased at Downwind Marine San Diego CA. for our Main Sheet Traveler System and other blocks etc.

As we posted earlier our head Sconce lights were flickering. The LED bulbs that Debbie purchased looked small and we were not near the boat (s\v Elegant'sea).

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.

Starboard Whopper ASAP SUP Paddleboard purchased!

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.

This is not going to be as easy as I thought.

Finally we get the Mermaid Marine Air 12000 btu HVC,which is in the plastic tub,out of the car and into a dock cart for the trip to s\v Elegant'sea in Marina Mazatlán.

In Nogales Arizona we stayed at Best WesternSonora Inn Suites

and crossed the boarder at 6:00 AM and it was still dark!

Whale Gusher foot pump installed after replacing - 2017

Back on board s\vElegant'sea and installed

the new (replacement) Whale Gusher foot pump.

Magma Products, A10-369-IND Gourmet Nesting Stainless Steel Induction Saute / Omelette Pan with Ceramica Non-Stick .

Sitting at our last house sit after we picked it up from Mike and Holly on s\v Wanuskewin.

This Blue Sea Systems terminal block is for the C-Pap machines in the stateroom.

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 twist fastener supplies - 2017

We needed a few fasteners for canvas work.

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!

New Found Metals Deck Wash Angle Connector(s) purchased - 2017

New Found Metals American Standard Deck Wash Angle Connector. We have the old straight version of these and know that these new curved ones with the handle will work better for us so we purchased two.

NOCO Genius G3500 6V/12V 3.5A UltraSafe Smart Battery Charger

We purchased this from Amazon for keeping our VW Jetta battery

in good shape while the car sits all winter while we are out cruising!

These new LED bulbs for our head sconce light may be a bit small. We could have made a mistake but it wll not matter much. The sconce light is not too bright now but it would not hurt to be dimmer.

The idea of having spares is why we purchased these. Not easy to find out of the US. We already have the SS backing plates so we purchased the set without them at Downwind Marine.

We purchased 5\16 Sampson Rope to replace our 3\8 which is the max for our Harken big boat traveler. These lines are Samson XLS Yacht Braid - Solid Color - Double Braid Polyester.

Hopkins 10801 FloTool Shaker Siphon with 6' Anti-Static Tubing

Purchased from Amazon.com.

We purchased 2 - 1\2" Sampson Rope which is recommended for a spring line on our 36' sail boat (s\v Elegant'sea) and should be the length of the boat

Yes this is the "GQ" look of my new hat for paddle boarding 😎

We purchased these buckles and 2 packs of 1" black strapping so we could make easy tie downs for the Ocean Kayak Malibu Two and the Starboard Whopper SUP we are going to purchase. When we do a over night or mutable nights passage we tie the Kayak and SUP down on the fore deck.

We purchased two of these 4" Blue LED lights, one for the bow under the anchor roller

and one on the stern inside the SS vent for the blower.

Yay, Debbie. Yep, she now has new sailing gloves!

Debbie liked the Harkin gloves but did not like the double Velcro on the wrist. She is happy with the Gill.

Debbie purchased these at Downwind Marine\Sailing Supply in San Diego.

Whale Gusher Galley foot pump has a broken housing - 2017

This shows our test set up.

New zincs purchased at Marine Exchange San Diego.

Replacement bulb for Aqua Signal Combination Masthead/Foredeck Light series 25 purchased. We figured we might as well get the steaming back ups now.

These come in handy and we never see just cans

of Rust-Oleum - only Spray cans.- in Mexico.

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!

Hailing port change - San Diego to LA - 2017

We are going to change our hailing port on the transom of the boat

so we worked with Tom of The Graphix Group in San Diego; they did our last

hailing port change when we bought our boat from Ventura nine years ago!

We have a three-towel system in the galley - one color for hands,

one color for counter top and one color for drying dishes.

We try to keep them separate, hence the three different colors. We do this in order to keep the galley as germ-free as possible. These are microfiber which allows them to dry quickly.These were purchased from Amazon.com also!

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

Our current galley towels sorely needed replacing!

We still need to decide which color will be for what purpose :)

We tried this different company as they were more affordable and

offered the size of microfiber towels we wanted for the galley.

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

More watermaker suplies and spares - 2017

We purchased these from Daily Watermakers in San Diego. This is for our Spectra Watermaker 200T Deluxe watermaker. We had just purchased some spares last month but decided we needed more.

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

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

Getting ready to cross the border into Mexico,Mexican customs preparation - 2017

Some of the things missing are the bicycle conversion kit - a 36 pound box with a kit to make a bicycle into a motorized bike; this is for a friend in Mazatlán. Also our 85 pound Mermaid Marine Air 12000 BTU HVAC unit we had repaired at the factory. Our new paddleboard cover and a few other things.

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

These are for the little bottles. One of two propane bottles we have had a bad valve.

DozyAnt Steak Saver Adapter 1 lb to 20 lb Propane Tank Adapter for Disposable Throwaway Cylinder.

This Boom Bail was purchased from Downwind Marine in San Diego.

Just in case we want to connect the preventer to the end of the mast. It is also handy to have just for grabbing the boom.Three inches wide for our Islander Freeport 36 boat s\v Elegant'sea. This one is made by "Ronstan".

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

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

More VACUFlush spares purchased - 2017

As you can see we purchased more back ups for our waste system.

Purchased from Marine Exchange, 2-12v on\off switches

These are for backup. One is higher amps than the other.

AcuRite 00592A4 Wireless Indoor/Outdoor Thermometer with Humidity Sensor

Our plan for this is to have another source for the inside temperature
and humidity besides the HVAC thermostat or the Garmin GPS/Chartplotter.

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

We purchased this Filter Dryer from "Costal Climte Control" The newer FrigoBoat systems come with these Filter Dryers installed in the keel cooler. Ours is older so we needed to purchase one. We have developed water in our coolant.

Surfstow Deluxe Transport Board Covers - 10'6"

We went to The Dinghy Doctor in San Diego to purchase spares

for our Honda 9.0 hp outboard motor.

At the VA in L.A., CA.

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