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.
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.
VW Jetta Noco Genius battery charger and Chilton Manual - 2017
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!
New LED bulbs for our head sconce light - 2017
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.
Spare Sea Dog solar panel mounts (rail mounts) - 2017
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.
Harken Traveler - Two new 37' Harken traveler lines purchased - 2017
Two new 36' Samson Pro-Set Nylon spring lines purchased - 2017
Sun Hat for paddling on the SUP - 2017
Yes this is the "GQ" look of my new hat for paddle boarding 😎
1" Black strapping and buckles purchased - 2018
Anchoring LED bow, stern and midship (TritonLED SeaStrip 20) lights purchased - 2017
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.
New Gill sailing gloves for Debbie - 2017
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.
Flopper stopper (Magma : Rock N Roll Stabilizer): new zincs\ line and Bridle purchased - 2017
New zincs purchased at Marine Exchange San Diego.
Bulbs for Aqua Signal Combination Masthead/Foredeck Light - 2017
Replacement bulb for Aqua Signal Combination Masthead/Foredeck Light series 25 purchased. We figured we might as well get the steaming back ups now.
Rust-Oleum Flat Black and Gloss White - 2017
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!
New galley towels purchased
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.
More watermaker suplies and spares - 2017
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.
We are currently house sitting in University Heights, San Diego CA
Propane bottle adaptors - bad tank valve - 2017
These are for the little bottles. One of two propane bottles we have had a bad valve.
Boom Bail purchased.
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
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
Electrical switches: two 12v DC - purchased - 2017
Purchased from Marine Exchange, 2-12v on\off switches
These are for backup. One is higher amps than the other.
AcuRite Wireless Indoor/Outdoor Thermometer with Humidity Sensor - purchased - 2018
Our plan for this is to have another source for the inside temperature
and humidity besides the HVAC thermostat or the Garmin GPS/Chartplotter.
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 are currently house sitting in University Heights, San Diego CA
Filter Dryer for FrigoBoat System - Refer/Freezer - 2017
In case you forgot what we look like 2017
At the VA in L.A., CA.
November 2017 - Tied up in Marina Mazatlán, MexicoWe are currently house sitting in Pacific Beach, San Diego CA
Our boat is still safe and we miss it! Summering over in Marina Mazatlán - 2017
Thanks to Rick and Cindy on s\v Cool Change for sending us these photos! 11/5/2017
November 2017 - Tied up in Marina Mazatlán, Mexico
We are currently house sitting in Pacific Beach, San Diego CA
New car struts for the trunk of the VW Jetta 2017
October 2017 - Tied up in Marina Mazatlán, Mexico
We are currently house sitting in Pacific Beach, San Diego CA"Vehicle Location:rear trunk
Brand New Never Been Used
Easy lifting reduced closing effort
High quality replacement for Car lift supports
No Special Tools Required for Installation"
And yet another part checked off the US buy list for the next cruising season on s\v Elegant'sea!
Our ShurFlo Smart Sensor 4.0 GPM Extreme Series fresh water pump quit - 2017
It is hard to see any real damage to the "Drive Assembly" (above) on the ShurFlo Smart Sensor 4.0 Extreme Series pump. We have a spare ShurFlo Smart Sensor 4.0 Extreme Series pump. which we replaced the leaking one with. Now to re-build the leaking one.
Harmonicas (G & C) and holder purchased for more guitar fun - 2017
This is a Swan Silver Diatonic Harmonica, Key of G that we purchased from Amazon.
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