Well Paul and I have settled back into our house again. It is lovely being home, but we miss our cruising life. Being on the boat is not the best in the winter, especially when it does not have great insulation. Condensation was a real bummer, we did have a heater which made a big difference but it still was not great.
Paul and I have pulled the sails off Kabuki for the winter, we are getting a few repairs done, and a few changes to the trysail and the main. On the 29th of July we are having Kabuki Hauled out of the water so we can inspect/replace our chainplates, remove a refrigeration plate on the hull, install an anode on the hull, have our new chartplotter installed (the last one died), replace a through hull fitting, and other sundry little jobs that will probably take months. We had the rig inspected last week and things seem to be pretty good up there, apart from having to replace the antenna for the VHF which has serious sun damage.
It will be good to have Kabuki out, as it makes it easier to do things on her. Especially for me as I am not overly confident with our hard dinghy. Even though I have been really brave and gone out to Kabuki on my own.
So preparations are still going ahead, even though it(April/May 2011) seems like a long way off,
it will be upon us before we know it.
Was wondering how it would be to sleep in the 'water' Hope all the repairs go without a hitch. Saw you wave last Saturday.... As you can see the old Red bus is being looked after apart from the ding I put in her side...a bolster in a car park at a new stop penetrated her skin. Insurance is a good thing. All fixed now and you'd never know she was holed. Be well.
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