The front of our ("Stack Pack" type) sail cover reengineered.- 2019

Debbie has re-engineered the front of our ("Stack Pack" type) sail cover. Now she is doing the fastener work to finish it off.

 Debbie has finished the female side. She used a Common Sense®Eyelet Hole Cutter to make the holes there. Now she is securing the DOT® Twist‑Lock Fastener to the the male side with a Sailrite®Snap Fastener Deluxe Installation Tool and the Barry King Mallet Hammer.

Replaced our 20' of stern shower Trident Marine hose - 2019

  The 1\2 hose to our stern shower started to separate. It was coming apart. It is a Trident Marine Hose and we wrote to Trident but never heard anything back. We had to replace the 20' run of hose and used the same kind. Lets hope  the hose last longer than 7 years this one did.

Anchor chain roller test video - 2019

The new chain roller mainly is for dropping the anchor 60 to 90 feet down and not hitting the bottom. Then bringing it back up aan we will have no twists in the chain. 

New shackle test video on CQR - 2019

This is a test of launching and retrieving our 45 lb CQR anchor with the new 5\8," 1\2" shackles and the 3\8 swivel on it with 3\8 Acco chain. 
 We have a Lewmar H3 Anchor Windlass.

Put up Mainsail, closer to getting off the dock - 2019

  Our Hyde main sail is now back on the boom. It was stored inside all summer as we do that each summer. We wash and dry it and fold it and store it. Well we used to do that ourselves but now we have it done. The sail still looks new with no mold or mildew spots etc.

Beta engine hose and belt replaced - 2019

This is the new Beta Marine 38 hp hose (small black one) that we had Luis put on - he had help from his brother Alfonso and his son Luis. We also had them replace an alternator belt while they were here, the starboard belt.. Work I do not feel like doing anymore😁

Our Achilles LSI-310E dinghy is all blown up and ready to cruise south - 2019

The dinghy did fine stored away. Debbie sewed some worn spots on the chaps while they were off. That happens each year. We will put the Achilles LSI-310E up on our Kato Marine Island Davits as soon as we are getting ready to head South.

Replaced the CQR anchor shackles and swivel - 2019

We replaced the 5\8" shackle, the 1\2" shackle and the Chicago 3/8" Jaw & Eye Swivel.

New Harken Block for the Main Sheet - 2019

Debbie is busy putting on our new Harken 6086 Fiddle Block block 75mm ESP With Becket . She is sitting on the Harkin Main Sheet Traveler System. This new block we purchased while in San Diego at Downwind Marine.

Beta diesel engine motor mounts cleaned of rust & painted -2019

 The Beta Marine 38 hp motor mounts were getting rusty. Some more than others. But we can not have that! We have painted them years ago because of the rust but they need some touching up. 

Puerto Vallarta: Dia de Los Muertos Parade - 2019

 Puerto Vallarta knows how to honor the dead during the Dia de Los Muertos Parade.  It left the main cemetery and followed a route to the Malecon.  We attended the festivities with our boating friends Brad and Darlene.

We finished the Garmin GPSMAP 942 chartplotter binnacle mount - 2019

This is now mostly complete. The wires come down more straight and there are a couple clamps that will be replaced with welds. It is functional and looks good.

 We did detail the wiring and some of the mount in an earlier post but we are at the finished mount now.

 Here is the post about the mount.

We wired up our Garmin GPSMAP 942 chartplotter - 2019

Garmin GPSMAP 942 chart plotter needed to have a new power chord wired on. There is a difference between the old Garmin GPSMAP 740 chartplotter and the new Garmin GPSMAP 942 chartplotter.