Great day the beach at Paradise Village Resort and Marina - 2019

About ready to go in the nice warm Pacific Ocean, or maybe it is nachos and cheese and guacamole first! At Paradise Village Marina..

Keeping a fun lifestyle while prepping boat for the cruising season - 2019

 Trying to do beach walks or paddle boarding each morning and some days I go over to s\v Isis (another Islander Freeport 36) and play guitar with Neil. Then start the boat work. This takes some discipline but I do also get dips in the pools here at Paradise Village Marina after the beach walks etc. The afternoons are not so hot now so I can do projects outside in the afternoon. All good!

Concept of fabrication for chartplotter mount - 2019

Our new Garmin GPSMAP 942 chart plotter is to replace our Garmin GPSMAP 740 chartplotter. The new one is 2 inches bigger. So that means we need to make a new mount for it on the binnacle. 

In the video I failed to mention that without the chartplotter, we could not see the radar. We use the radar on night passages. We set a guard zone and have the radar spin up every 20 min and it will sound an alarm if there is anything in our guard zone radius. We also use radar when anchoring - we can see if there is anything in our swing zone.

Returning to our boat, Summer/Fall of - 2019

 We came back in the middle of October 2019 to Paradise Village Marina in Banderas Bay Mexico and got Elegant'sea live-able. We put water in the tanks, got the toilet working and opened all necessary through-hull valves. We turned on both built in HVAC units. We put ice in the refer\freeze and waited 24 hours, then turned on the system. We turned on propane etc. Everything worked, no problem! We also checked for water leaks and found the bilge to be dry and the cabinets, etc. were all dry. No leaks! All is good.

AOMAIS Sport II Portable Wireless Bluetooth Speakers - purchased - 2019

AOMAIS Sport II+ Bluetooth Speakers, Portable Outdoor Wireless Speaker, 30H Playtime, 20W HD Stereo Sound & Richer Bass, IPX7 Waterproof, 100ft Bluetooth for Travel, Party, Beach

Beta diesel engine air filter purchased - 2019

 This Beta Marine type air filter is not inexpensive and in Mexico, 
we have have found them to be twice as much and need to be imported.

Debbie got a KAVU Rope Sling Bag - 2019

 Debbie picked up a KAVU Rope Sling Bag at REI here in LA. We wanted to check out some "North Face back packs" and she saw this bag and liked it. It was also marked down so that helped. It is kind of a cross between a purse and a backpack for Debbie. You can swing it around to get at the phone or whatever.

New "North Face Jester Backpack" purchased - 2019

The North Face Jester Backpack (29L)

Because of the amount of moving around we do, it seemed about time to upgrade my backpack. I have one we purchased from West Marine years ago but it is showing its age with one zipper not working now etc.

New Ocean Kayak Malibu Two handles purchased- 2019

Kayak Handles (2 Pack) - Strong T-Handle Design | Ultra Heavy Duty Bungee | Replacement Installation Kit - Occult Purchased from Amazon.

New plastic drinking glasses purchased - 2019

QG 8pc 23 oz Clear Acrylic Iced Tea Cup with 

Colored Base Plastic Tumbler Set in 4 Assorted Colors.

Hard to find plastic glasses when it is not summer, or later summer, when the stores all have fall\winter stuff out. We like the plastic because they are lighter and will not hurt you or break if they fall while sailing etc.