Dear Boss…

It’s been one week and I have to say you don’t seem to care about my ergonomic health, nor do you care about providing a steady temperature/sun protection to work in. Considering it’s only been a week, I will continue my duties with hopes things will get better in the future.

Ok now that I’ve gotten that off my chest, let’s talk about what we’ve accomplished this past week.

Windlass- the handy dandy tool that lifts our anchor chain and anchor from the sea floor is completed! It’s aliiiiiive muahahaha! This included the full re-wiring (we increased the gauge of the wiring), new foot control pedals next to the windlass, and windlass controls in the cockpit.

The windlass in action! https://instagram.com/p/BaDDmjulhI8/

Our beautiful, new spade anchor on the right. The CQR anchor on the left is taking a hike!

Varnish removal project- this is now complete and all of the exterior wood is oiled and looking great!

Hardware reinstalled- (winches and furling line blocks)- we removed much of our hardware in order to do the varnish removal properly. This is all back in action, polished and cleaned!

Brad’s mad scientist project has been underway and will hopefully fix our generator woes. Something to do with a battery charger, rebar, pvc and electrolysis will be clearing carbon from the generator exhaust elbow. I am just happy to see safety glasses in the photo. 😉

Oh one small detail to add (insert sarcasm here), we got engaged!!!! Brad proposed on his birthday, October 7th. He asked me if I would be his birthday present forever. How could I resist? I said yes! We are both so very excited about all of the upcoming adventures together!

What projects are on the horizon? Well, we received packages yesterday containing our solar panels, freshwater plumbing supplies, we picked up lifeline netting to keep the pups in the boat, and Brad ordered a new autopilot motor yesterday. Hopefully I’ll have a full report of completed projects to mention next week!

Cheers to dreams coming true!