Running in Circles but no longer Stuck in the Mud

This week has been spent taking one step back for every two forward, or visa verse! But the water level has risen a bit so we are no longer sitting in the mud while in our slip, it's nice to feel the boat rocking with the breeze.

We ordered gasket material for our portholes and a rebuild kit (mainly for the gaskets) for the dinghy motor, both items took longer than promised to get in.... and the gasket material was the wrong stuff. That wouldn't have been so bad but we forgot to bring the map when we went to pick up the gasket material in West Melbourne and took a very scenic, circuitous route to get there, our 45 minute task turned into an over 2 hour trip. I got a case of the giggles over the whole situation as it nearly replicated one I went through a few weeks ago trying to get into the local Goodwill store, not as easy a feat as it sounds.

Bill put in most of our 110v outlets, they still have to be wired and so we are now on the hunt for less costly marine grade wire. Every field has its' own specifications for these things, usually with good reason, but that does make it more difficult for DIYers.

We remeasured the sails, in hopes that we might be able to find some newer replacements.... thought we'd found some on the very southern end of Merritt Island, but they were nearly as old as ours and would have required too much work to retrofit.... oh well, we'll just keep our ears and eyes open. One recommendation was that we buy new, Chinese made sails as they are about the price of American made used ones. Not sure if we'll go that route though.

I found some book covers at the aforementioned Goodwill store (after I finally navigated their entrance) that, with minor alterations should work for porthole covers... there's something to be said for privacy... though I have to admit that I prefer the light they let in, so I'm not working too quickly to get the covers made!

Last night Harbor Square Marina had a hot dog cookout and pot luck. About 30 of us liveaboards showed up and there were a LOT of goodies to pick from! It was a fun evening and we enjoyed getting to meet some of the folks that are our neighbors here.

The photo is of Boots, the boat cat, desperately looking for land! Keeping my fingers crossed that the upcoming week is a bit more productive and entertaining!!