August 17th and counting

Greg and I spent most of the day running wires around the boat, getting ready to install the windlass and the new auto-helm that I picked up at the border tonight along with our new Honda 2000i Companion Generator. The work-list gets smaller every day though we seem to add things as we go as well. The new switch panel for the helm is installed and wired as are most of the new sensors we are installing. The Standard Horizon gps/chart-plotter is now installed at the nav station as is the new propane gas sniffer. I will be doing some fibre glassing over the weekend to enclose the new chain-locker drain and the conduit for the windlass. We also have several charters over the week so must work around them. Things are going along as smoothly as can be expected and with luck we will have the electronics all done by early next week. Perhaps I will even have the auto-helm up and running. My good friend Janet has been super supportive in her efforts to ensure that the boat is ready as well. She supplies that ever important third hand whenever possible and still manages to keep the boat fairly neat and supplies many of the necessities I just don't think about. She will be travelling with me for the Thunder Bay/Toronto leg and then later in the Caribbean and will always be an asset. We have 18 days left until we sail away. Just two on board too Toronto so far and then just me to the East coast unless you want to join in the fun.... Send us an email at sailsuperior.com and perhaps you may join us on our journey.