Joyce was/is still working so her summer was spent working and helping prep the boat whenever possible, however we wanted to spend time with our kids and grand kid's became more than busy.
One of my best mates Brad decided to donate a chart plotter which was bigger and nicer than mine so my friend Jim modified my pod to fit it what a bunch of work but it was worth it, wow.
Doyle sail loft
(Brad) built an new main and Jib for me wow these sails are such an improvement over the old sails. Based on Brad,s (yep same friend) advice we went with a 100% furling job made out of high performance sailing cloth and a new in furling main with the same material. I wasn't in a rush so brad kept his eye pealed for sail cloth on sale which really helped to keep our overwhelmed budget in check. My old plotter went to the nav station when I built a box out of teak for it and it actually looks pretty good. My friend Donny built and awesome table which mounts over our existing cockpit tale and makes every supper just a little more special. Our washer/combo dryer locate forward ahead of our head was not working so we removed it which left a gaping hole. Joe stepped up and custom built a tool cabinet complete with a sliding work bench and vise, how sweet is that. Brad's super talented father in law built a ss bow plate for anchoring along with ss mount for my autopilot which had a known deficiency. Hugh's work was so grate We were always on the same page and he had higher standards than me which is saying something. Brad was also quite involved and kept Hugh on track with a real eye for beauty and symmetry (must come from sail making). Our next big project involved having a solar arch built that would house three large panels (its Hugh time again). I had researched arches and panels for three years and I kind of new what I wanted but a brief discussion with Hugh and he was able to take measure ments make calculations with very few notes.
Brad and Hugh were here a few days ago to do a final fitting before polishing the finished product and clear coating it.
I was s blown away with expertise, hard work and insight, wow wow wow
You know the saying?' "it takes a village to raise a child", well guess what it takes great friends to help you follow your dreams.
I spoke with our crew this evening and we may have a good departure window for Tuesday Nov 1st so keep your fingers crossed and i will try to keep up to date.
Thank you every one who supported us and helped out along the way and continue to help, we wouldn't be here without you.
Your crazy friends Joyce and Scott, we love you