Santosha Project Day in Merrickville

44°55′2″ N 75°49′51″ W

I decided to stay at the marina for a couple of extra days to complete a few projects. Simple stuff first & then on to the tougher jobs.

First on the list was to install the new pantry curtains that Catherine made. They went on in a snap & look great!

Next on the list was to install a new power cable for the Garmin chart plotter on the flybridge. Thankfully the connection point was very close to the upper helm station so this job went pretty quickly too. I mostly use the sonar setting on this device so I can “see” bottom & the depth of water.

It’s a good compliment to my Tiki Chartplotter.

Finally on the list was to reinstall the aft deck cleats on the port & starboard sides of the boat. They had to be removed when I was having the deck repaired & could not be put back on until the bottom of each fitting was trimmed a bit to accommodate the higher level of the new decks.

Steve Flewitt, the owner of Aylings Boatyard was kind enough to trim the fittings for me in his shop. These fittings are made of heavy stainless steel so there was no way I could trim them with any of the tools that I have on board.

I’m glad to have that job done because it is tricky to secure the stern of the boat when I am going through the locks.

Reinstallation setup:

Job done!

Next in the list… oh yes, a big G&T to celebrate my accomplishments!

Cheers!