A lot closer, 14 months to go

Sorry it has been a long while. I have been busy with a hurt back, but now I am back in gear, and getting back to repairs.


The mast was stripped and painted up to the first spreader, along with the boom.

 Steps were installed on the mast about 6' up.

Our New dinghy!!! It is a walker bay super tender, in Hapolon. 

So whats done.
The windlass is upgraded, machined, and switched. Its now a push button retrieve.
The dinghy is here, and purchased.
The boom is painted.
Deck is 90% done.
Sails repaired.

What's left to do? lol A lot.
Finish interior refit
Install additional bilge pumps
Install new batteries
Install hard top enclosure on cockpit
Change rigging bolts
Buy new anchor
Install new inverter/charger
Install new wind vane system
Install new chart plotter
Haul out and repaint
New thru hulls
Paint oil pan and add oil change pump
Finish generator installation
Finish engine refit
Install water, fuel gauge senders
Mount lower GPS
Buy new radar
Install new forestay wire
Finish aft head refit
Buy new Air Conditioner
Buy refrigerator unit, and install
Buy freezer
Finish mast painting, and step install
Hang new halyards
Install audio system.

I know The list is long, but I hope to start ticking off boxes as we go.
I hope to have at least half of those done by Christmas.
We leave April 2016*

*as long as neither of us are promoted to a job that pays $50,000 a year, then we will stay one more year.