Spoke to the service manager at the shop that is working on Zephyr before we left this morning. The batteries were due into Corvallis(52 miles east) today. Got a call later--delayed till tomorrow. No big deal. They are bringing them in for us. It will be lots of fun hauling them down to the dock and getting them installed. All a learning experience. We'll see how the charger works with the new batteries.
Picked up all three sails at North Sails after having lunch again at Qdoba. Just couldn't miss that little bit of home when in the big city. The sails all look great. All the hanks got replaced and extra webbing was added at stress points on the sail. Now all I have to do is go up the mast and get all the rigging set up so we can use them. All we need now is a nice sunny day. If I have to go up there, I'd at least like it to be pleasant.
We had the thrill of going thru the Grass Seed Capital of the World today. Yes, that's right, Linn County is the Grass Seed Capital of the World. Amazing the things you learn as you drive down the highway. We'll have to investigate it next time we go to Portland. I can't wait :-).
We stopped by West Marine while in Portland. Needed a protective suit for doing the fiberglass work as well as a respirator for the dust I'll be making as I prepare the waste tank for repair in the next few days. It has to be dry to do what is needed and it is anything but that at this time. With luck, we'll get the boat to the pump out station tomorrow so we can get the first part done--empty the tank. Part two is fix the heads fiberglass tank seam where it broke and part 3 is fix the pump that is used when we are over three miles off shore to dispose of what is in the tank.
Since it was sprinkling when we got home, the three sails are waiting in the car. No reason to get them wet bringing them to the boat. They are nice and safe there.
The forecast if for more rain tomorrow--I hope they are wrong!
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