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New sails and DIY fuel polisher (Patreon)
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Hi guys,
This week went by so fast! We finished measuring for our new sails, got ready for Christmas but only barely managed to get the two diesel pumps hooked up. It is absolutely amazing how long getting anything done on a boat takes! :)
We finalized our order for a watermaker. In January, a super spiffy Rainman (naked version) should show up, including the control panel and the autoflush module. I'm super excited about that! We only have 200L (44 gallons) of water aboard, so being able to refill our water tank without going to a marina is going to be very liberating. Of course, we will carry water in jerry cans as a backup for longer passages, but for living "on the hook", the watermaker is going to be amazing.
This week, the canvas people were here and made a template for the stainless frame for the sprayhood. It'll be 3-4 weeks until the frame is ready. Once that is installed on the boat, they'll template for the sprayhood. That means we should have a sprayhood WITH a backdrop by the time we need to leave the UK. I'm sure we'll appreciate being able to get out of the wind on our late March sail to Ireland! Ava's going to be so cold!
I got a quote from a stainless guy for the arch modification. GBP 550 to weld on two eyes and extend the solar arms by 40 mm. Yikes! What's the most annoying is that he then never got back to me when I asked for a date. Not only is it horrendously expensive it's also a freaking battle to get a guy actually to show up. It'll all work out in the end. Worst case, we go with the same Victron solar panels we had in Denmark, and I cobble together a cross brace for the arch.
Ava is baking cookies tonight. She's already about 2 hours in and talked about going all night. Sound fantastic, no? Well, get this... they're cookies for giving away! Not for eating! Oh, the horror! Ava and her sister have a tradition where they bake cockies and give them away. I'm all for spreading Christmas cheer but giving away ALL the cookies seems a little over the top ;)
Have a fantastic week, guys! Thank you so much for your support :) Stay safe :)
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