Friday, May 29, 2009
Great NEWS!!! We have a masthead light. We were unable to get the wires down the chase inside the mast but we ran them in the mast and hopefully they won't clang-clang in rough seas. We think that the PVC pipe chase must have fallen down inside the mast all the way to the bottom and someday when we step the mast, we'll correct this (just not now). The most frustrating part is that when Darrell pulled the old wires, there was a break in one wire about 2-3 inches from the top that we couldn't see. Oh well, we have new wire in there that we know will last another 20 years barring anymore lightening strikes. I am busily doing online searches for the other electrical parts so if any of you find chartplotters or anemometers or inverters in your storage sheds, give us a call.

Last night we had a surprise visit from Captain Jorge and Chelsea. We heard "Hello Neighbor" from a slowed passing boat and I said - that sounds like Jorge. Anyway they spent about 45 minutes touring and visiting. For thsoe of you who don't know him - Jorge worked with us at Kelly's and he was our mentor when we were studying to become captains. It was a very happy reunion!

Probably another trip up the mast today to complete some previous work and then we hope to return the bosun's chair that we have borrowed. Perhaps next post I can put a picture from above and below with "one of us" up there. Just waiting on the clouds to clear out so we aren't human lightening rods.