A bright LED light for our nav station for a pump indicator - 2019

BRIGHTEST Light Bolt - Flush Mount 12V LED . Yes, we purchased one of these for our nav station. This will tell us if our VacuFlush toilet is cycling. Meaning, if it has lost its vacuum and is trying to create one. That means the pump keeps cycling on\off.  

Purchased from Amazon - Red led light.

Another try at purchasing the right clock for paddle board wake up - 2019

Previously I had purchased a clock but it is too bright. It looked in the picture as though the light was blue but it turns out it is closer to white. Sooo - guess what, I am getting a different one. The one we have we will use for our house sitting gigs and the new one will be my paddleboarding, SSB early nets, etc. Purchased from Amazon.

Beta 38 hp Diesel engine serial number is K25561 - 2011

Our Beta 38 hp  Diesel engine at the Sunroad Marina Boat Show at Harbor Island, San Diego, CA 2011.

Per Ethan at Beta Marine in Sausalito, CA 
Ordered - 10/28/2010
Serial Number K25561
October 2010  - At this time we were at Marina Cortez Harbor Island, San Diego, CA

Purchased some new deck shade - 2019

This will give us some new deck shade, primarily for the foredeck area. It should cover our stateroom hatch (for napping😉) and our head hatch. Also, we purchased a rectangular one for the salon hatches. Sails are made from high density polyester that blocks up to 95% of the sun's UV rays and repels up to 99% of rain water.

McNett Sea Drops Scuba and Snorkeling Mask Defog - 2-Pack purchased- 2019

McNett Sea Drops Scuba and Snorkeling Mask Defog - 2-Pack

The drops I have are almost gone. I use these for keeping my mask clear when I dive. Yes, spitting in it helps but these work really well for me. I like a clear mask while cleaning the bottom of the boat. Purchased from Amazon.

Hard drive cases purchased - 20109

Ordered another three of these cases for our portable hard drives.So, now we will have four. They protect our portable drives. We do move around a lot and also lend out a couple drives here and there so this will help protect them.

I can't believe he ate the whole thing! - 2019

Can it eat the whole thing! At the end of our dock one day Debbie spotted the bird and took this video.

August 2019 -We are currently in Paradise Village Marina in Banderas Bay Mexico (by Puerto Vallarta)

Stern rail bracing gets some welds - 2019

 The stern rail bracing we have put on the stern rail to help stabilize for the weight
 of the solar panels got some welds...bottoms tend to hold water when it rains etc. 
So we had those caps welded on to keep the water out. In other areas
 we had them welded (the supports) for strength.

No leaks on 41 year old Elegant'sea! - 2019

Last night we had heavy rains with thunder and lightening. Lots of water coming down! Our boat had NO leaks! Our caulking project proved very worth while. Debbie also rebedded the chain plates. Not bad for a 41 year old boat😁

Debbie is making us a sunbrella caprail cover - 2019

 Debbie is making a caprail cover to keep the sun off it 

during hurricane season here in the topics.

Caulking is done on the caprail - looks good and stopped leaks - 2019

We just got through caulking the whole cap rail along with varnishing it. There still needs to be a few more coats of varnish but that will wait till the fall. 

Changing out our Dometic macerator duck bills - 2019

  Our T SERIES WASTE DISCHARGE PUMP, 12V DC has two duck bills in it. One for waste into the pump and one for waste out. Before, I would replace them when they went bad, a messy job then😞. This time I replaced them on a maintenancee schedule and it was NOT messy. See you can teach an old man new things😀

Six "D" cone zincs purchased from the Todo Vela Chandlery - 2019

 As mentioned in another post the Todo Vela Chandlery is going out of business. We decided to drive to La Cruz (opposite side of  Banderas Bay from Puerto Vallarta) so it is out there.

Todo Vela is going out of business, we purchased varnish - 2019

Yes the Todo Vela Chandlery is going out of business. Not because of the extra high prices but because they want to retire and have health reasons. We decided to drive over to La Cruz and pick up a couple cans of  Z Spar Flagship Varnish - 2015 Gloss varnish because the other two chandleries in Puerto Vallarta did not have any.

Stateroom varnishing of the bed area - Part 4 of 4 - 2019

 The pullman berth on our Islander Freeport  36 "B" plan is all varnished out nicely now.

Settee and Salon curtains washed and reinstalled - 2019

 There are 8 big windows and 8 curtains to clean. So there are two to each window so that makes, yep 16!  During the summer months to help keep the boat cool and not have the AC working too hard, we cover some of the windows with insulation especially if we are not going to be onboard.

We give our refer some love while we are off the boat - 2019

 While house sitting at an El Tigre golf course condo by our boat at Paradise Village Marina, we had a chance to turn off the refer for two and a half weeks. That meant some cleaning,defrosting etc was made a bit easier because there is no food in it.

Window A/C unit working good at keeping the boat dehumidified - 2019

 Our Mirage 5000 btu window A/C unit is keeping the boat at about 52% humidity and about 76 degrees F. That is perfect for our boat. Keeps any moisture from creating mold or mildew.

Screw holes plugged in the teak helm seat chair arms - 2019

 Here I am making the holes the right size for the plugs. It may be they used an impact driver to put the screws in and the hole was not drilled for 3\8" teak plugs. I used an exacto knife to dig out the hole so the plugs would fit better. 

Stateroom varnishing of the bed area - Part 3- 2019

A second coat of Pettit Z Spar Captain's Varnish - V-975 (satin) is being applied to the stateroom bulkheads by me.Debbie is out on deck blue taping the starboard caprail.