Caprail starboard side first coats of varnish on - 2019

First coats of  Pettit Z Spar Flagship Varnish - 2015 Gloss on.

Summer maintenance on engines - Beta 38 hp diesel and Honda 9.9 hp outboard. - 2019

 In the bag is our Beta Marine alternator for charging the house batteries (we have two) and also our raw water pump. The alternator is going to the shop to get checked out and the raw water pump is going to a different shop for rebuild. This year we are having the work done instead of doing it all ourselves😎

We have moved slips three times in two weeks - 2019


 We are being moved by the Paradise Village work crew with a panga. We are going up the estuary to a nice safe spot for hurricane season. A couple few months we will not be here so we want the boat to be safe. Also we are doing some caprail and other work and there is little sugre, wind, or wakes up here.

Finished stripping starboard caprail, ready for sanding - 2019

 The teak caprail is all stripped and ready for sanding.This section is the stern steps and starboard side caprail. That includes the calking on both sides.

Stateroom varnishing of the bed area - Part 2- 2019

 The first coat of satan varnish is on the head board area in the stateroom.  Debbie did all the blue taping while I worked on the  caprail project. 

Rebuilding the chain locker/anchor chain roller to windlass - 2019

This is what the roller setup for the 3\8 Acco chain that holds down the chain to the Lewmar H3 Anchor Windlass looks like. This was on the boat (not this windlass) when we purchased the boat. It worked ok with our Lewmar H3 Anchor Windlass but could have been lower. 

Head sink drain replacement to the through hull valve- 2019

 This project we have been going to do for seven years! When we originally had the boat surveyed for purchase, the surveyor said the original setup with the plastic pipes had to be changed out for flexible tubing.

Maxware 4 Reusable Refillable Coffee Filters For Keurig - 2019

Maxware 4 Reusable Refillable Coffee Filters For Keurig Family 2.0 and 1.0 Brewers Fits K200, K300/K350/K360,/K450/K460, K500/K550/K560 (Purple, 4)
Maxware 4 Reusable Refillable Coffee Filters For Keurig Family 2.0 and 1.0 Brewers Fits K200, K300/K350/K360,/K450/K460, K500/K550/K560 (Purple, 4). This is not an item we use on the boat. We use these or have used other peoples' for the k-cups. We can use our own coffee and do not need to buy the k-cups when we are at peoples' houses when we pet sit\house sit. They work with tea also.

New Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 cell phone coming from US - 2019

Xiaomi Redmi Note 7, 64GB/4GB RAM, 6.30'' FHD+, Snapdragon 660, Black - Unlocked Global Version
Xiaomi Redmi Note 7, 64GB/4GB RAM, 6.30'' FHD+, Snapdragon 660, Black - Unlocked Global Version. Our old phone,a BLU T1 has got a swollen battery. 
It has easily paid for itself over some years of use😊
John from s\v Emerald Lady is bringing it down with a case and some other items for us. Thank you John (and Kelly!).

Barra de Navidad to Puerto Vallarta Passage (Chamela Bay to PV slog) - 2019

 Sailing about 5-10 nm outside of Chamela Bay (town - Punta Perula) and about 5 nm North of it, we heard our Whale Gulper IC Diaphragm Bilge Pump start pumping. Holy cow! what can that be from???😜 After a look at the shaft, rudder post, etc. we found the leak. 
It was our Jabsco raw water pump