Upgrades & Maintenance Summary

Trip dates: 
Thursday, December 19, 2024 to Tuesday, December 24, 2024
Trip length: 
5 days
Type of watercraft: 
Sail

Herewith a listing of my boat projects for the year. As usual, these tasks take me longer than I expect them to, e.g., removing old NEMA 0183 wires goes quickly but pulling NEMA 2000 cables thru the came conduit with their much larger connectors required a greater level of effort and ingenuity. Other projects like priming and painting a saildrive takes days because of the time required for curing before addtional coats are applied. Weather isn't always cooperative either. "Boatyard" time much like "Island Time" but less relaxing.

Maintenance:
Engine and Transmission oil change plus fuell filters
Prime and paint Volvo Penta sail drive
Install removable sail drive anode kit; change anodes

Rigging:
Upgraded to a "single line" reefing system
Installed new backstay cascade and made soft shackles for attachment

Electronics
I
nstall new Garmin log transducer
Installed Triton II Display