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We’re set for a November departure, weather permitting on or before the sixth. We are still plugging along installing, wiring, plumbing, cleaning, buying. I am wiring the gps into the vhf and ssb radios as I mentioned before. I did a rough install just to make sure all worked well then I did a proper installation, routing wires correctly and securely. Well…all worked well initially, then after the “proper” installation it didn’t. Long story short the gps died so I had to send it back to Garmin for repair. The new gps is already on the way and we should be up and running shortly. Also continuing to refinish the interior wood, something we never got to do during our refit. We are removing the chocolate brown sticky disgusting finish and applying coat upon coat of clear glossy varnish, it looks beautiful and really lightens up the interior. We also replaced our leaky galley faucet among many other things.

Old leaky faucet:

New faucet:

Installed:

Here are some pics of the wood after refinishing. These are the steps for the aft companionway:

Drawer before:

Drawer after:

Aft wall:

Cabinets:

New 20 pound aluminum propane tank:

Tanya made some kick ass bread (that’s important on a boat):

And we celebrated Tanya’s birthday with cake…

…and champagne:

We are making great progress everyday, more to follow!