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. 

Stateroom prep for varnishing of the bed area: Part 1 - 2019

  We are currently house sitting in a condo at the El Tigre Golf Course Paradise Village, Nuevo Vallarta . This gives us the opportunity to remove the foam matress and the FROLI® bed springs. This picture is of the headboard area.

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). 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.

Marathon Small Travel Alarm Clock, Light, Date and Temperature purchased - 2019

Marathon CL030058WH Small Compact Alarm Clock with Repeating Snooze, Light, Date and Temperature Travel Collection. Batteries Included. This little clock will be my paddle board clock. Normanly I tend to sleep a bit past 8:00 am and at times when it is light out early I like get out and paddle board. 

Marinco 30A & 50A Sealing Ring ordered - 2019

Marinco 30A & 50A Sealing Ring ordered. We did not realize when we purchased the Marinco 30 amp to 30 amp shore power connector that we would need another ring.

Cockpit LED lights purchased for boarding etc - 2019

Partsam 2pcs 3" inch Round Navigation Lights Chrome Boat Marine Clear Lens Blue 6-2835-SMD LED Transom Mount Stern Anchor Lamps 12V Flush Mount,IP67 Waterproof (Pack of 2). These we will try out to light the entry\exit of the cockpit while at the dock and from the water taxi etc.

Seagate Portable 4TB External Hard Drive HDD purchased - 2019

Seagate Portable 4TB External Hard Drive HDD – USB 3.0 for PC Laptop and Mac (STGX4000400)

More SS cam buckles ordered - 2019

YYST Stainless Steel 316 Cam Flap Buckles Press Cam Buckles Tie Down Buckle for 1" 25mm Webbing Strap (2/PK) - No Webbing
by YYST 

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. 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!).

3rd & 4th Coat of Varnish on Port Caprail - 2019

We were in the marina at Grand Isla Navidad Resort in (Bahia de Navidad) , Mexico when we put on these two coats. We had already put on the first two coats of 50\50 and 70\30 varnish thinner mix.

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! 

New fore-deck setup worked most excellent on grueling Northbound passage - 2019

This picture was taken in Bahia de Navidad before our passage to Puerto Vallarta.

Ready to sail from Barra de Navidad to Puerto Vallarta - 2019

 We have the Ocean Kayak Malibu Two, the Starboard Whopper ASAP Paddle Board and the Achilles LSI-310E 10'2 dinghy all cinched up on the foredeck.

Teak cockpit grate washed with Te-Ka then Teak Wonder applied - 2019

First we washed our teak cockpit grate with Te-Ka then after it dried, we put on a coat of Teak Wonder using a paper towel....we were short on rags.

Te-Ka wash, blue tape port caprail and Pettit Flagship varnish - 2019

 Here we got the port caprail ready by soaking it with water.