Columbus Day Afternoon

I fell in the same sleepy boat trap Tom is falling in here

Cloudy, raining, inside boat day afternoon  = A. interior boat project day?  B. boat nap?  What do you think?  Remember the day before was spend scrubbing and waxing the boat, not to mentions the morning waxing.  Answer?  C. both!  I couldn't help it.  Most of my boat chores this trip are outside chores.   Plus it was absolutely perfect napping weather.  However, it was a short one.  I roused myself around did a few things and then dashed out to run a few more errands.

Have you tried Recaito?  I recommend it.

I returned to the marina in pouring rain so I sat in the rental car waiting for it to ease while I pictured the exact location of both my foul weather jackets!  Oh well.  I made a run for it as my mother's voice rang in my head "you won't melt."  Indeed I didn't mom.  Dinner of  chicken and rice Recaito -yummy.

AIS VHF FCC MMSI

Still waiting for SH to update their manual - hint, hint SH!!!!

WXYZ...now we've said our ABC's.....  I met marine electronics Guru Lester on s/v Honey Ryder so we could review the re-installation of our AIS VHF with the new FCC issued MMSI number.   (Anyone want a BoatUS MMSI number?  I've got one to sell). We also did a review of our radar.  It wasn't working on our trip down from Charleston.  I was pretty sure it was a user error-meaning me.  But even with the manual open I couldn't figure it out.  It seemed there was a step missing to get it to come on...the radar part.  Turns out I was right.  The step.....having the radar actually connected!  It had been disconnected behind the panel.  Ah-ha.  We had a discussion of "best practices" on the radar use, viewing mode and when we are away from the boat for extended periods. We wrapped up our marine electronics discussions by reviewing the SSB antenna.  We decided to move it up.  More on that later.

WAXing Poetic on Columbus Day

Leftover cheesy grits and 2 fried eggs - breakfast of waxing champs

I hit the waxing mid morn.  *Get it?  WAXing Poetic? I finished the stern and the remaining portions of the port side before it started to sprinkle.  I decided to take a break and run an all important errand to Central Hardware - one of those old time hardware stores that has the vital stuff plus a ton of really kewl stuff and knowledgeable staff.  Of course the Grog Shop is just up the street so I popped on over there as well.   Marine electronics Guru Lester rang me while I was in the Grog Shop so I dashed back to the boat to meet him.