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Getting closer to going back in the water (Patreon)

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2020-09-13 15:40:10

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Hi guys

This was a somewhat frustrating week. I spent a ton of time in front of the computer ordering stuff and not getting a lot of work done aboard Athena. Some weeks are like that, but it feels like an uphill battle. It's a lot more fun once all that google'ling is out of the way :)

I was relieved to get the quote back from the rigger. Don't get me wrong, $2975 is a lot of money, but I knew it would be expensive, and from what I've heard, I was expecting the quote to be around $4000. Who knows, maybe the second quote will be even lower - fingers crossed!

I've been looking at Ultrasonic NMEA 2000 wind instruments. So far, I've come up with the below options (I don't know how good any of them are!).

Airmar 150wx: $1000
Airmar 220wx: $1300
Calypso ULTRASONIC Wired + NMEA Connect PLUS: $710
CV7 Ultrasonic Wind Sensor: $734

The two last options are available in Europe. Meaning I won't have to pay VAT or high shipping cost. Airmar is available here, but at a higher price (220wx: $1700, 150wx: 1300). In regards to the autopilot, I'm leaning towards a Furuno setup. More about that in an upcoming video, for now, all I need to figure out is the wind instrument :)

When I checked the weather forecast Wednesday, I got excited! It looked like Monday and Tuesday were going to be perfect for painting. After a few days, the forecast changed to promise too much wind Monday, but Tuesday was looking perfect. Then today (Sunday morning), they started predicting fog Tuesday morning/noon. What a rollercoaster ride! Fingers crossed for Tuesday; if not, then I'll wait a few more weeks. If it doesn't happen by then, it'll have to wait until next summer. I'll keep you guys in the loop!

I'm heading back up to Athena now to finish tidying up. Off-camera, I'm starting to unload everything I don't want to have aboard when Athena goes back in the water (a bunch of junk from the previous owner, offcuts, leftovers from past projects, stuff like that). I've also got a bunch of things I'm moving aboard. It's easier to have everything I'll need aboard rather than moving it afterward.

I hope you've had a fantastic weekend! Thank you so much for your support :) Stay safe :)

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Sail Life - Standing rigging & working on the engine - DIY project.

This week in my sailboat project I got the first quote for new standing rigging. This week I also sent out the old bow roller to have a new one made and last but not least working on getting the engine running again. 00:00 Bow roller 02:30 Standing rigging 04:26 Engine controls 08:51 Assembling the steering pedestal 12:50 Engine room, sound insulation 13:21 Expansion tank 14:41 Support for fuel filter 17:02 Project status *** Links *** Sail Life Shop: (Items are shipped from the US!) https://saillifeshop.com/ Sail Life on Patreon: http://bit.ly/SailLifeOnPatreon Sail Life on Instagram: http://instagram.com/madsdahlke Sail Life on Facebook: http://bit.ly/SailLifeOnFacebook Sail Life on Twitter: http://bit.ly/SailLifeOnTwitter Donations for the sandpaper fund: https://www.paypal.me/saillife