Saturday has been declared "Get it Done Day" and Sunday "Family day" so it was all asses and elbows today. We need to be ready to leave the marina on Monday morning and there is plenty to do.
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| Port side |
The steps got their last coat of varnish yesterday and so this morning they were screwed back in place. They look good, definitely worth the trouble, but probably need a few more coats. Maybe they can get them "in situ" over the next few weeks.
Next was to re-install the chart plotter display on the Bridge. It had failed just as we were arriving at the IOP and I had removed it to get it out of the weather while we were away. I was hoping that checking and cleaning all the connections would resolve the issue. The screen is "saying" that it is not getting a signal. The instalation went well but the end result was no different. I will call Furuno on Monday and see if they can help.
Next into the engine room. Nothing has operated for a month and all the fluid levels needed to be checked and the engines started. It seems the starboard engine has a coolant leak and so I needed it to be cleanup up so I could look for the origin of the leak when we are uinderway on Monday. All went well.
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Bridge Steps
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Bill, Laura, Jon and Bonnie came over for drinks at 4PM. Deidre had cooked up some tasty hors d'oeuves, our visitors could smell them as they walked up the dock. At 5PM we all headed off to Patriots Point for the annual "Lighted Boats" parade, followed by pizza and beer at a local spot. After we got back to Tide Hiker, Allison and Chris Parvin popped in for a night cap. They had just returned from Korea where their daughter had "christened" a 140,000 ton container ship.
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| Decorated boat |
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