Lest you think we have been taking time off, I thought I would do a brief update on what we've been up to since Southern Straits. Pretty much non-stop projects, with Kotuku gaining a few pounds every day. Highlights:
1) Boat came out of the water. Dug into rudder bearing figured out what we want to do, decided to put it off till June. Put the boat back in the water.
2) Put new prop on. Old one spit or split the gear teeth that engage the blades.
3) Non-skid. Kiwi Grip tested and approved. Going on the next dry day we have.
4) SSB Installation + Pactor modem. Nearly complete...except for that antenna thing. And testing. And...
5) Radar re-installation. Building a pole that comes off an existing stern mount. Installing.
6) Working on new Spin pole. Carbon....
7) Fixing leaking hatches.
8) Adding 400' of 9/16" rode + 80' of 3/8" chain. Required by Pac Cup!
9) Added new propane tank, re-plumbing propane system.
10) Sailing...haven't gotten to this yet.
The goal is to get most of our major projects done (except for the rudder and watermaker which we will do in June) by Race To The Straits. This will maximize boat weight and keep the handicapping as fair as possible, while giving the other NFS boats a real chance to beat us up to PT. Got to do our part for the Sloop.
See you out on the water, one of these days!
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