. I stopped by Blue Water Yachts and picked up a 2.5 Suz outboard motor for our dingy ( 29 lbs ). I also picked up a newly made 7 ft tall radar arch and a couple other things like new spreaders for a spare. I went to Fisheries Supply and bought a 5208 Garmen chartplotter with: 2- 3D maping cards for the Pudget Sound north to the northern tip of Vancouver Island BC Canada and another card for 1600 Western US inland lakes (more later like BVI), 18" HD radar dome (it was the only size in HD), sonar is already on the boat, VHF radio with AIS that shows up on the chartplotter and calls any ships you tutch on the chartplotter screen. I was advised by Tod at BWY's to install a Raymarine sport autopilot that also connects to the chartplotter for course corrections. I went to West Marine and picked up a Fortress F16 anchor, 60' chain, 150 rode and and new bow roller, I also bought my wife folding wire crab and shrimp traps that come in a round bag and stuff. I also needed to replace the main sheet and main hallard, topping lift, the line for the ChuteScupe to run to the cockpit for our A-spinnaker. I bought hardwear for a 4 to 1 outhall setup for my new loose footed mainsail that should be here the middle of June. I bought a new Sony radio our old one the CD didn't ever work. I was moored at Schilshole marina in downtown Seattle and the little 2.5 hp Suz works great on our dingy visiting some of the 'Breatherin of the Sound' for a hardy potluck on Sat evening on a 50 ft ketch
.AAARRRRGGGGGGGG I met a young man at a party last week that is living in my neighborhood that is just out of the US Navy, where he installed electronics as his job and now is unemployed and will work for $10.00 an hour hooking up all of this electronics.
I just made an appointment with the shop today for solar pannels to be installed the 21 th of June, 4 -20 watt units to power the above stuff and my wifes laptop too.
More later kwel
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