Wednesday 19 February 2025

We were having such a good sail on Monday after leaving Bocas with a
long rolling swell and light wind that was good for a full sail six to
seven knots with helpful current. This turned to custard about 0130
with squalls that continued until just before arrival into Limon Bay
about 0700. We then drifted around in circles for an hour until
Shelter Bay could work us in - busy place.

Sunday

Lots done in three days besides socializing with mates. Momentum
continues.

Wednesday

Egad! Keep getting stuff done. Don't know how it happens. Hope it
doesn't become habitual. Re-bedded and re-gasketed leaking hatches -
tested with hose and no leaks, but heavy rain and pounding sea may
bring that a cropper. Aft AC operating after buying and installing
cheap cooling pump, rewiring pump relay and jury rigging fan connection
until new board arrives. New wind generator diversion load installed
in water heater, which turned into a goat rope for various reasons, so
again making amps. Broken genoa car removed and new units ordered.
Oil change pump disassembled and new impeller ordered. New genoa
furling line bought and replaced. Aft cockpit table mounts replaced.
Outboard impeller on order. Cleaned crud from bottom of dinghy then
washed, sanded acetoned and fifty two hundreded (3M sealant, verbed)
seam where Hypalon no longer attached to aluminum bottom. Old petrol
removed from Yamaha 1 kW generator and carburetor cleaned for
interested buyer (main jet broke in process, new on order... oops).

Listing these projects is grindingly tedious, but freakishly uncommon
events like, for another example, a politician who is not a spineless
weasel deserve to be publicized.

Meantime, besides all the other duties Jan manages, she's working her
fingers to a nub sewing our and everyone else's suboptimum canvas
stitching on a heavy duty Reliable Barracuda - just as good as a
Sailrite at half the price.

At this rate of improvement and the prodigal use of the kid's
inheritance we should be in top shape within the decade when we'll be
too tired to care.

Friday 7 March

Apparently someone is already too tired to care as this should have
been sent out eight days ago. Well, here goes. Worth the wait,
right?... Right???

Jack & Jan