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| Our festive cockpit loaded with projects |
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| Holiday shopping displays |
On this winter equinox, the days are short even at the 27
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parallel and we look forward to longer days ahead. The sun shines bright then
it’s quite cool in the evenings, wind blowing through the dirt yard here in Guaymas. And for those who wonder, we are working toward our splash before the end of the year.
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| Painting and cleaning |
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| Fun with hoses and clamps |
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| Generator, without cover to fit through the engine room door |
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| Progress |
We undertook an unplanned, but required, project of
replacing the engine room insulation. The black dust residue from the failed
insulation welcomed us as we peered into that important real estate on board,
where the brains of the operation live (except for the brain of Captain Mike). Start
to finish took more than three weeks. The filthy and lengthy removal process, cleaning, prep and
installation of all new insulation, spraying and painting. Then Mike had to
redo all the fixtures, fittings, hoses, cables and more so things actually work
again.
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3 guys installing in a small space,
sitting on top of our engine |
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| Installation complete. Now starts the next phase of work. |
Once completed, that paved the way for installation of our
new Fischer Panda Generator. Hauling the awkward 350+ pound beast through a very
precarious route was completed successfully by four of our work guys in the yard. Special
shout out to Alejandro, Alejandro David, Aldo and Moises. Fist pumps and very cold beers were shared post-project, to everyone’s delight.
In between those big projects, we've been doing a ton of smaller scale updates.
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| Judy's first drill press project |
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| New v-berth cushions rock! |
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| I knew in a moment it must be St. Nick! |
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| The screw and bolt guy. Great local resource. |
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Christmas glitz on a boat? Nope, a
through hull waiting it's new home |
We are thankful to be on board our own little slice of heaven,
no matter where she is and where she takes us once we are floating. And from
our happy home to yours, we send our best wishes for a Merry Christmas and blessed
New Year!
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| Merry Christmas! |
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| Hillsides are very green after heavy rains late November |
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After a rain storm, car wash guy filling his buckets. Actually they totally
detailed our Ford Escape inside and out for $13.00 -with clean water |
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Ann's apple was too much excitement for this butterfly who fluttered
around her until she set it down. It was a big meal for that little guy. |
