Day 46 Part two

Finally finished the installation of the macerator for the front head.  Now we have two, yes that's right--TWO functioning heads in our boat.   It blew at 20-25 knots from about 10:30 this morning but I was bound and determined to get this job done.  The temperature was still only in the 50s and the wind chill took it much lower but I was buried down in the "garage" at the bow of the boat so it wasn't too bad.    It was the repeated trip in and out of the boat that got chilly. Took everything out of the garage and took the existing pump out--not really made for the job it was installed for- and put in the new one.    Checked for leaks(I'd put some water in the tank) and shrink tubed the wiring(covered the wire connection in a tube that when heated shrinks and seals the connection from the elements).  Then everything back into the garage and done.  Nice to have another job done.

Tracy decorated the master stateroom today.  A bit of a design touch with some paint and fishes.  Pictures to follow after it dries.  

We had our boats documentation(a US government document that certifies our boat as a US vessel) copied today so that we will have copies of it when we pull into foreign ports.  They always like to see it so we have been told.  We wanted the original laminated but they refused as they felt it might invalidate it.  The government has built in a nice safe guard to the documentation.  When copied, it shows the word "VOID" all over the paper.  Not sure how they do it but it sure is neat.  I stopped by the local Coast Guard station this afternoon to discuss the documentation as some of the information on it was wrong.  I'm to call the Washington office on Monday and see how they want to handle the problem.  Will probably wait till it needs to be renewed and then change it then.  Shows our boat weighs in at 66,000 pounds for the gross tonnage.    Not even close--try 38,000.  They show the net at 60,000 pounds--nope-try 32,000. Not sure where they got these figures but they need changing.

Still blowing at 20-25 knots with small craft warning all along the coast.  It's been extended thru Sunday night. At least it is still sunny, but boy that wind sounds like a bad Colorado blizzard!  Still beats a cloudy, rainy day anytime.