Packed Up

We will see you in the spring.

Dude, did you hear that? buzzing?

OK I can hear the buzz,

We are damn close to launching, in fact it will probably happen this next week.

I will take a crap load of pictures.

Then we gotta sail in a circle to get all the megnetic gear calabrated. Then we gotta get all the rigging tight. then we gotta take a nap.

Soon, very soon, after a very long time.


I can feel the buzz...

Digital Scrapbooking

Diana (a Daughter in law) is into digital scrapbooking. Here you see one of her creations

Autohelm wired

We had to remove the stainless steel stantion and use a drill press to get the hole in it. We ran the wire internal to the cabin where the stantion mounts to the deck.

GPS Mounted

Yes we have spent a lot of time on the GPS unit. The plan is to have it talk to the Autohelm. We don't have them communicating yet, but we believe we gotta calabrate the autohelm first...

New Battery

Well, you gotta be rudundant. The old battery was taken out by a lightning strike. This is the replacement. Gotta love "Farm and Fleet" stores.

GPS Wired and functioning

We pulled out the old Loran C wire and ran the GPS wire. We spliced the line into a planed disconned so the antenea could be stored inside the cabin when not in use.


Test og the GPS, all good. It is an older unit, but it is the first time we took it out of the box. We have a G-Chart of lake Michigan. I will also be riggin an older laptop with Sea Clear Chart plotting software and seeing how that works out.

We pulled out the old Loran C wire and ran the GPS wire. We spliced the line into a planed disconned so the antenea could be stored inside the cabin when not in use.

All done! bottom paint

Beauty, Eh?

Bottom Paint

We are puttin on Interlux bottom paint. Next year will will sand it down to primer, but this year we are just gunna cover it for the shortened season.

Before: 8 years of rain and neglect


Cutting in before rolling it on.


Warn spot.

Auto Pilot

We are also putting in the Auto pilot.

THe unit before we have run the cable to it. We will remove the stainless steel rail to drill it for a clean internal cable run.


The units all work together and talk to the GPS unit. We will set waypoints in the GPS and the boat will stear to them, or that is the plan anyway.


Weather covers.