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Fort Lauderdale
July 31, 2010, 11:08 am
Partly sunny Partly sunny
current temperature: 86°F
real feel: 103°F
current pressure: 29.91 in
humidity: 69%
wind speed: 2 kts N
Windgusts: 2 kts
sunrise: 6:46
sunset: 20:08
Forecast July 31, 2010
day
Partly sunny with thundershowers
Partly sunny with thundershowers
90°F
wind speed: 8 kts SSE
Windgusts: 19 kts
night
Partly cloudy with thunderstorms
Partly cloudy with thunderstorms
80°F
wind speed: 4 kts SW
Windgusts: 14 kts
Forecast August 1, 2010
day
Partly sunny with thundershowers
Partly sunny with thundershowers
91°F
wind speed: 6 kts SE
Windgusts: 16 kts
Forecast August 2, 2010
day
Partly sunny with showers
Partly sunny with showers
91°F
wind speed: 8 kts E
Windgusts: 17 kts

Maintenance|

Head screws

Today I finally found the right screws to hold the head down. It has been a while of sitting carefully on the head while I make sure everything is working properly. I am still not happy with the salt (flush) water connection. I think I will take it apart and silicone it as I [...]

Maintenance|

life gets in the way

When you are tied to shore life seems to get in the way. All kinds of demands on my time that I keep allowing to interfere with my maintenance schedule. Work, family, friends it all adds up sneaking time away until you look back and see how little you have accomplished. They all [...]

Maintenance|

Not much done this week

Due to a rough on call week I didn’t do much on the exhaust except to remove a few more hoses. I had a good nights sleep last night and I feel a lot more human again. Back to work on the exhaust.

Maintenance|

phase 1 destruction

Before any good job can be completed something must get broke, or destroyed. I think that’s a law of boat maintenance. I had fun this weekend doing more destruction on the boat. I had a plan

Maintenance|

Major exhaust parts are here

I have the major parts of the exhaust now and can’t wait to start putting it togeather. But as usual first I have to take things apart and destroy yet another cabinet. This time the nav station is coming appart. I will try to leave as much original as I can. I [...]