view from the top

 We finally pulled out the Bosun's chair last week and made it up the mast! Karin went first, she was excited to go up, and enjoyed the ride! I enjoyed it too, but would not look forward to trying it at sea. Last minute  (that:s us!) projects and details continue... we're here until the 5th, so the clock is ticking......

Charge it!

Finally... the new alternator and voltage regulator are installed and functioning! It really wasn't too hard, but the wiring and calibration for the voltage regulator took some time. We had lots of help from our friend Pete (the old salt), and our other friends, Kenny, Paul, and Pete.

 We're making the conversion to 100% DC; we've removed our old fridge, and the microwave. Sailors don't need ice, or hot pockets! Hopefully, this week we'll get the solar panels up and running, and we're almost ready to go. Theres going to be a swap meet here at the marina on the 16th, so we'll stay for that and try to get rid of some stuff, then, get outta here! We need to go sailing soon, maybe a day sail or two here in Ensenada next week, then south!