PHOTO ABOVE: Electrical connections to batteries, switches, fuses and solar controller installed down in the starboard lazarette.

I know, not much activity on the ol' blog since we arrived at the Habour Cay Club.

Projects continue and the list of tasks to complete prior to departure for the Bahamas is much shorter. Among the accomplished tasks are replacement of the old water pump with a new system (which includes filter), installation of a new 33 Kg Rocna anchor, better marking of our 250' of chain, routine service of the trusty Nissan 9.8 hp outboard, and installation of a booster antenna for WiFi coupled with a neat little wireless router. Now all our wifi enabled devices on board can benefit from the booster antenna.

Solar panel installation is almost complete; mounting of the panels to the support structure and connection to the controller are all that remain. Pictures and details will be posted once complete.

In other news, here is a funny list of items (from Cruising World). You might be a 'full time cruiser' if....BTW...quite a few are spot on

You MIGHT be a Full-Time Cruiser if...

...you sleep over your "pantry" and literally have to crawl in and out of bed...
...leaving a tap running for anything longer than 2 seconds makes you cringe...
...you don't think twice about a 2 mile walk to the grocery store...
...you're hyper-tuned to out-of-the-ordinary sounds and/or smells...
...you wake up with mysterious bruises you don't recall getting...
...you light your stove with a match and make toast over an open flame...
...you get really excited about a half-way decent, one-pot meal...
...you see a new gadget and your first question is "how many amps does it draw?"...
...your life is dictated by the weather...
...you have more zip lock bags than is normal or necessary...
...you have mastered the art of washing with mere quarts of water...
...laundry done by your own two hands comes out better than the laundromat...
...you pretty much wear the same thing every day, and no one notices or cares...
...ice is a luxury that is always accompanied by a big smile and a high-five...
...cardboard is the enemy and is not allowed on the boat...
...when something breaks, your first instinct is not "who to call?"...
...you use T-9 and WD40 as frequently as others use hairspray...
...you laugh out loud if someone on land complains they "don't have room"...
...you don't mind warm beer, in fact, you sort of like it...
...you have no clue what's on television or in the theaters and don't care...
...you've peed in the sink - not because your drunk - but because it's just easier...
...you use only one quarter of the paper towel at a time...
...you know your boat like most people know their children...
...you long for more solar and/or wind power and ogle other peoples' set-ups...
...you've seen the bare ass of at least one of your boat neighbors before...
...finding a new way to store something more efficiently literally makes your day...
...you get really excited when you look at a balanced battery meter...
...you get a tour of another boat and get jealous of storage space...
...you have more flashlights and head-lamps than a spelunker...
...prepping to cook a meal requires you to get on all fours at any given point...
...you break a sweat just getting out the tools necessary to complete a job...
...you cannot walk into a marine store without buying something...
...you know the wind speed just by the sound and feel of your boat...
...you use oil and vinegar not only for salad, but for your toilet - on a regular basis...
...you honestly don't know where the day, week, month, or year will take you...