Proof that I visited the sailboat at least once this year. The boat needs some work, here are some TO DO items I want to tackle when I get back from Spain:
- new engine (maybe a Honda 9 HP, 4-stroke, electric start?)
- new battery (old one's dead)
- mooring line snubbers (get new ones or get rid of WestMarine ones?)
- solar fan (old one stopped working, this is a must!)
- oil lamp (I lost the glass for the current one, may as well replace it)
Those are the main things. Other than that, the boat needs cleaning and it needs its sails unfurled (undoubtedly a number of wasps have taken up residence). Other more long-range TO DO items include checking out the boat's electrical system, installing a wire bus (to clean up the wires), flexible antenna (replacing the car antenna that's in there now), putting in longer speaker cables, and installing the fan that's been sitting in a box for a few years now. I'd like to do more sailing this year, and split boating evenly between the sailboat and the motorboat so that Tippy II isn't used exclusively. Lake Keowee's nice and I'd like to take Pudgy out even if it's just for a barbeque lunch and some swimming.
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