The NASA battery monitor I ordered has arrived.... as has the high powered wireless receiver, so that I can connect to the 'net in the marina.... its not for casual browsing, but more for getting weather forecasts and GRIBS before setting off.... (thats what I told SWMBO anyway!)
I have also ordered a liferaft, a Seago Offshore, and a stainless cradle for it, that is supposed to arrive today.... so thats something else to fit... it will entail moving the name on the stern, as the only obvious place to fit it is where the current name is stuck.... I think it'll fit there... if not, it'll have to be coachroof mounted.... When we collected the boat, there was another sticker with her name on it in the chart table, so its just a case of deciding where to relocate the name too.... maybe across the transom, below the bathing platform... i've seen a few with the name there.... C however, has different ideas about using the existing sticker, and has been busily designing new names and logos..... so maybe i'll have to get a new sticker(s) made up!
The pump adaptor for the tender (the previous one was broken) has been tracked down and ordered, a grand £1.79... the supplier thinks its the right one... time will tell... but it would be useful, as right now, we don't have a working tender on board....
I've also booked an RNLI sea safety check.... should be interesting....
The paperwork for Morgana finally arrived in the post today, the Bill of Sale, in particular... I am still waiting the originals of the VAT receipt, which is currently held by the previous financiers.... it should be here soon.... I hope so, as I want to start the process of getting her part 1 registration transferred, otherwise the trip to Oostende at the end of May could be a bit of a gamble....
No sailing this weekend.... M has his final game of the season on Saturday morning, an end of season football presentation Saturday evening, and I've promised to take him to see Peterborough United against Hereford on Saturday afternoon.... busy day!
Finally, we've had to start a diary especially for the boat.... we seem to have so many things on this season, plus a long list of people wanting to come along for a ride, that it was getting confusing, so we've diaried it all.... no free weekends for us to just have a family sail until June at present!!!!!, although we are just the four of us for the week long trip planned to Oostende at the end of May..... our current thinking is to head towards Gravelines after the Oostende weekend, but as ever, it'll be the wind and weather that has the final say... |
