Windswept

January 2006 Cleaned and lubricated winches for main and jib sheets.

December 2006 Installed Hella fan above double sink in galley. Mocked up installation shelf for microwave but decided it wasn't a good fit.

Nov 2005 Changed oil and filter at 865 hrs on engine. Redid engine ground, replaced grounding screw connection and replaced 30A fuse in starting cirucuit. Added neoprene gasket below Edson binnancle to dampen engine vibrations. Used WD-40 to loosen stuck section on telescoping, downwind pole. Applied epoxy filler to fastener holes for binnancle rail.

June 2005 Replaced sacrificial covering on leach and foot of headsail.

August 2005 Replaced Autohelm instruments with Raymarine ST-50: Wind, Depth and Speed. The existing transducers from Autohelm worked with new Raymarine ST-50 instruments, however, the speed transducer required replacement. This iinvolved removing the existing through-hull and replacing it with a new through-hull to accomodate the new transducer. Used GPS for Speed over Ground (SOG) readings and knotmeter for apparent speed reading.

Spring 2004 Added Raymarine Autopilot Model 4000 Mk2 to the helm.

Spring 2003 Painted hull bottom with anti-fouling paint. Prepared hull surface by wet-sanding with 80 grit paper. Masked off shear stripe with 3M blue tape. Used West Marine brand ACT paint with a two coat application by from tray and roller. Replaced shaft zincs.