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
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
Maxware 4 Reusable Refillable Coffee Filters For Keurig - 2019
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
Cockpit LED lights purchased for boarding etc - 2019
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😊
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
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!
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.