Another week on the boat. -the dog does not float. -dewalt 20v batteries in your pocket do not float. -Joker valves are not funny. -Gig harbor is cute. -European PEX is 15mm. -US PEX is 1/2 inch. -the above 2 points take 3 trips to lowes, 2 trips to Home Depot and mclendons, 1 trip to camping world and finally breaking down to go to west marine. -French marine cabinetry sucks. -ryan
Saturday morning we awoke to smell of our black water holding tank overflowing in the master head. At first, we thought some variety of aquatic life decided to make our deck its final resting place. Ryan got up to investigate and made me aware of the source of the smell with the very appropriate exclamation, “Well sh*t!” As soon as possible we made arrangements with the bridge tender to raise the bridge so we could reach the pump-out dock. At this time, the Pacific Northwest decided to grace us with a torrential downpour. A long forty-five minutes later, we made our may to the pump-out. Once we cleared the tank, we used a hose and copious quantities of bleach to disinfect. Fortunately, this was easily resolved and the smell dissipated quickly. Saturday night was our first storm. Wind gusts were clocked up to 44MPH. Note to self: make sure dinghy…
This morning I woke up to a beautiful sunrise. I stood on the deck and took a panoramic picture with my iPhone.
It has been just over a week now. We have learned: 1. The heater has a switch that is not labeled that turns the burner on. 2. Calling a guy in Sweden gives you the location of the switch above. 3. The heater is VERY warm – I think we started boiling the ocean through the hull. 4. Our dock neighbor has been licensing captains for ~25 years. 5. Docking is fun and terrifying. 6. Our mast is 69′ tall from the water line. 7. The bridge tender loves working on the bridge rather than doing maintenance on the road. (please call me as much as you want) 8. Fuel is expensive. 9. You have to wait ~10 minutes to remove the air from the propane lines for your oven. 10. India smells in any environment. 11. Manual pump heads create an environment where you are very conscious of what…
Maintenance (to date): Replaced gasket on master head Replaced joker valve on master and port head Replaced shower/faucet sprayer in master and port head Installed monitor mounts in galley and port aft cabin Rebuilt galley cabinet as a result of monitor mount installation Purchased new monitor speakers as a result of monitor mount installation Rewired AC outlet in galley as a result of monitor mount installation Maintenance (to do): Replace outdoor shower Thoroughly clean master and port heads Finish that monitor project Figure out how to get hot water without the engine running Rewire and rebuild all the things Waponi Woo has a tall mast. There wasn’t any documentation about her mast height in the volumes of paper we received upon closing and it didn’t occur to us to measure it before we took off on our maiden voyage from Anacortes to Tacoma. It became glaringly apparent we needed this…