Wednesday, May 22, 2019

Evanston: keeping on keeping on; the end of iWeb



        Even though this is a new part of my life I’m still doing what I did in the last part and buying stuff for my boat as though I’m planning to do some serious sailing.  I promise you I have no such intention, though I will confess that New Zealand does cross my mind from time to time.  Perhaps it is just that fifty year old habits die hard.  The items in the above photo are what I am taking back to GANNET.  Most are replacements for things that have worn out or died.
        Two Raymarine ST2000+ tiller pilots.  Naturally.
        The cylinder at the top center is a Boom 2 bluetooth speaker.  One of the ones on GANNET stopped working in Panama.
        Beside it to the left is a CamelBak day water bottle.  The sipping nozzle on the one I have been using has developed intractable mold.
        In between them is an Icom M73 Plus VHF radio.  Waterproof of course.
        To the right of the radio are two Cablz eyeglass holders.  I first came across these in Darwin, Australia, and find them more durable than Croakies.  Their only drawback is that once they are on a pair of glasses they are almost impossible to remove.  So I don’t.
        To the right of the Cablz is a Bad Elf Bluetooth GPS.  I now can use my iPad Pro as a chartplotter, despite having bought the wrong model iPad Pro.
        To the left of the radio is a GoPro mount Velcro strap long enough to go around the mast.
        Below the radio are three Apple lightning cables.  The ends of lightning cables corrode on GANNET.  USB-C charging is superior.
        The two yellow discs are MPOWERD solar lights.
        Carol gave me one for Christmas and I find them superior to the LuminAids I had been using.  They are made better, last longer when charged, and have a USB outlet that can be used to charge phones and other devices.
        The rope and blocks are a Garhauer boom vang which I will use as a preventer.
        That leaves the boat shoes.  Those I wore on the passage got wet and stayed wet.  I suppose they may have dried out by now, but will probably be as flexible as a piece of steel.
        I bought everything except for the Garhauer vang from Amazon.
        In San Diego I will paint and refurbish the interior.  I am considering painting the wood white, but have not definitely made up my mind.
        The pipe berths need to be replaced, but removing them is an ordeal, so I may just glue another layer of vinyl over the top third.
        The spray hood needs replacing.
        And I will have the standing rigging replaced, although it is not damaged.  One circumnavigation is enough for standing rigging.
        I will try to fix the forward hatch leak(s), though I have already rebedded  it twice.
        Wind instruments are on my list, but followed by a question mark.  I am tired of replacing them, have made most of GANNET’s circumnavigation without them functioning, and don’t know if I want to bother.
        If I get my work done I may do something daring, like sail to Catalina.

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        My main site www.inthepresentsea.com is created using iWeb which Apple has not supported for years and which I have learned will no longer work  with the next Apple OS coming out this fall.
        I am due for a new laptop, so it is my plan not to install the next OS on my current 12” MacBook and use it to update the main site, but be advised that the main site may become frozen in time without warning.
        There is something to be said for publishing on paper.