Sail the sea with The Merry Lee

Hola Amigos,

Today is the day but we still have some odds and ends to take care of.
We will also attempt to get into the habit of going through a serious pre-voyage check-list. Pilots do this automatically but boaters are lackadaisical.
We will try to remember what we used to do.
Date 10/18/2010
Time UTZ (Universal Time Zone or Greenwich Mean Time or Zulu Time). 14:03. This was much more valuable when using Celestial Navigation.
Place Lat 33 58'37"N, Long 118 27'17" W
Barometric pressure 29.993
Temp 61
Current conditions Slight mist Wind 0 kts
Weather Inner Waters From Point Mugu To San Mateo Pt. Ca Including Santa
Catalina And Santa Barbara Islands-
Today
Wind variable 10 kt or less. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 to 4 ft at 7 seconds and S around 3 ft at 13 seconds. Slight chance of showers early in the morning...then chance of showers and slight chance of tstms.
Batttery 13.1 volts
Total Log Miles 4902.5 NM
Engine hours 1002
Diesel fuel level check
Engine oil (Level and consistency) check
Freshwater level check
Transmission oil level check
Bilge check for water
Tire pressure ( Just checking to see if you are paying attention)
Destination King Harbor Yacht Club 9 nm
Check chart for navigational hazards
Unplug power cord ( don't laugh we have seen this forgotten more than once) and put on board.
Close and dog down the hatches
Once engine has started:
Raw water pump functioning
VHF radio on
Navigation instruments on

Happy Day to you until we Blog again,
Mary Lee and Lewis