Monday, February 17, 2020

NEWS UPDATE: Whiskey 3

I finally got the call... I have a mooring ball.
  I'll be moving over to the mooring field. 
W3 is my new location.
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Today i re-installed my Bimini top.  It had gotten a tear and had to be fixed.  Keys Quality Canvas sewed it for me.




TODAY i re-installed the Bimini.  it had a small tear.  I pulled it down Friday and got it repaired Saturday for $80 at Keys Quality Canvas.  he put a patch on the inside and a second one on the outside.  It took me about an hour to drop it all.  (remember the clear lens screen stuff) I piled the Clear surround on the deck.  Today it took about 4 hours to put it all back up.  Damn thing is tight as a banjo string.  Plus the stupid stainless poles are so tight and there's no give in them, i had to loosen one end to get the fabric on and then re-mount the brackets to stretch it back out.  'One step forward, two steps back, unscrew, cuss, re-screw.'

It's a big load off to have it patched.  I did not want the tear to spread or damage it.  damn thing cost me $10k originally....

I also went to NAPA and bought 5 gallons of 15W-40 heavy duty diesel oil to do oil changes on both the generator and the Perkins.  All is well.

tired and having happy hour.        -skip
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AFTER MY DENTAL CLEANING