Ready or not

Nanaimo, BC, Canada

We feel like we have been working non-stop for weeks.  We have crossed off 95 percent of our to-do list, and the rest are not real critical.  So I guess this means we are ready.

The boat has never looked better, thanks to Susanne's tireless efforts, painting the entire deck, repairing and fabricating covers for the winches and gas tanks, etc.  What a trooper!

About the only visible sign of my projects is the new head.  We chose to use a better quality manual head - more expensive but hopefully will last longer.  I plumbed in an extra anti-siphon vented loop, which really should have been done for the old head as well, since it is installed below the water line.

The new watermaker, wash-down system, high-power alternator/regulator, third-reef in the main, etc., are all in and working well (at least when sitting in the marina).  Time will tell how they will all perform in the real world, at sea.

Now we have a further list of things we have to take care of back in Alberta (mostly paperwork), before we can head south for good.  With this in mind, we are leaving today for the drive to Edmonton once again.  We should be back on the boat around the 17th or 18th of September.

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