Tuesday

After a trip to the hardware store, I finished attaching the mounting system to the solar panels. We had some lunch we moved them to the cockpit and attached a halyard to lift the panels into place on the davits.
Once in place I we had to bolt the lower half of the clamp to the upper side. This posed a problem... Kathy's arms weren't long enough to reach the bolts. Luckily Barry was around and he came to the rescue.

Then it was back to town to check for deliveries and to pick up some more parts for the solar panels. We stopped at an oyster bar to take advantage of their air conditioning and ended up having a half dozen on the half shell.

We had invited Steve and Carol for dinner and were having ham and sweet potatoes but it was so hot that I just wrapped them and threw them on the grill. It ended up working fine. Carol brought a loaf of warm bread and we had fine meal. Just as they arrived a thunderstorm rolled in and really washed the boat. It was the fourth time that it has rained on us since July 9th.

Wednesday, October 10

The solar panels are installed, wired, and working because it is another bright sunny day. Mike has worked on them all day-I helped run the wiring and fetched tools. Now he has gone to town to pick up a package at the harbormaster's office-we think it's some engine parts we ordered. I have been cleaning some, putting away all the things that had to be moved to work on the wiring, and polishing the stanchions. Not too exciting a day so far!

Happy birthday Becky!