Back at it again!
01 December 2011 | San Mateo FL
Just to get y'all caught up on what we've been so busy doing....
After a rather uneventful 2 day drive (other than getting pulled over in Kentucky at 2am and swapping stories with a probable skinhead at a Georgia Waffle House) we set to work right away preparing the boot for our epic journey!
In the past 2 weeks we have accomplished the following:
- Rewired the electrical on the boat
- Replaced the propane fridge with a smaller more efficient electric fridge
- Mounted the wind generator on the mizzen mast
- Painted painted painted.... (Still more painting)
- Started the engine, yay it works!
- Patched the hole in the dinghy
- Acquired many items from Ebay including a brand new Katadyn Survivor 35 manual desalinator, LED running lights, non-lethal self defense gear, and a high output carbon filter to take the egg out of the water!
Along the way we've had some obstacles.......
- Any electrical work proved to be quite a challenge as Karl left all his heat shrink tubing and crimp connectors behind
- New electric fridge needed extensive cabinetry work done to mount properly
- As the wind turbine was mounted against the mizzen mast without it's tail, it will only produce power at anchor or when wind is coming directly from the bow of the boat. (We're still on land)....
- And there is much more painting to be done
- To ensure the ancient power plant gets the cleanest possible 2 year old diesel, the remaining fuel had to be siphoned from the tank and passed through coffee filters. The Karel's both endured a breakfast of diesel chased with a refreshing swig of Busch.
----- "Cold as a mountain stream, smooth as its name..." -----