I spent a great deal of today organizing the many manuals and instruction sheets that Bill Gardner (Zephyrs previous owner) had kept. Thank God he did!! It will make my life here on Zephyr much easier if I can pull one of the manuals and see what is what and what is where should anything break down. You never really appreciate the manuals--God forbid we should actually read one of the things when we are trying to install stuff--until you need to refer back to one and can't find it. Bill had them all arranged in nice plastic organizers. All I had to do was consolidate and label. I had to lay them all out on two big tables to get them all set up. Once that was done, label each file and put a second label on the box they will be stored in and I was done. Took several hours but I only have to do it once. Again, Bill, if you are reading this--my thanks!!
Ate dinner from available stores we brought with us. Tracy found a box that you add several breasts of chicken to a mixture of potatoes and cheese that comes in the box and cook at 400 degrees for 40 minutes. Came out a bit stuck to the bottom of the pan even after using Pam. Tasted fine though Tracy was a bit concerned that the cheese stuff she put on them was quite brown and not the normal color of cheese. Of course the fact that the expiration date on the box was January 2000 had nothing to do with that. Since we are still alive, I guess the expiration date was no big deal. Hey--what's 8 years past due?
We had to download shows off the internet tonight as the Direct TV replacement hasn't arrived and there were some shows we really wanted to catch up on. The small dish on the stern of the boat does make it easier to get the internet out here in the bay. I'm well over 1000 feet from the WiFi broadcast antenna for the marina/rv park. Amazing what a bit of technology can do for you. I don't have to hike up to the laundry room to get on the internet. With the wind howling at 15-20 knots, it does make it easier.
Our Winslow life raft will be here in about three weeks. It will give us a much better sense of safety having it strapped to the stern of the boat while we go out sailing.
The engine mechanic called back this pm. He thinks he will be by on Thursday or Friday. I'm not going to even turn over the engine till he finishes looking at it. No reason to stir up any sediment that may be in the tanks or laying in wait at the bottoms of the filters by the engine. Since there is no hurry at this time to take her out sailing, waiting is the best option.
I still have to go up the mast and check the rigging and lines and the equipment to do that won't be here till at least Friday. Plus, I still have to have a stainless steel plate made to go under the inner forestay so the front deck doesn't bulge if we hoist the sails at the bow. One of the joys of Zephyr is that she is "cutter" rigged. That means she has two sails in front of the mast. If you only have one, you are a sloop. With two, you can have more sails up--go faster. Or furl the big sail on the bow (genoa) and put up a smaller sail farther back on the boat, but still in front of the mast, and have better control when the wind and seas really begin to blow. It allows a boat to take on much more serious sailing in higher winds instead of doing without a sail on the bow of the boat.
Tomorrow--more wind and 20% chance of rain. Where are you sunshine?
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