Sailing Vessel "Never Monday"

The countdown has begun!! Were just 2 weeks from our planned departure date and the projects are still madly underway!  We just got back the plexiglass for our replacement hatches. and I have to admit they turned out great!! Aft cabin hatch The original hatches were vacuum molded plexi and were probably really nice when originally built in the 70's! The biggest issue I had with them is the oddball size!  the aft hatch I could have cut off the moulding in coamings and done alot of glass work to make a regular hatch fit,  but that idea ( for now) seemed way to involved!  So we built new hatches from African mahogany with smoked plexiglas tops bedded in Sikaflex. Forward cabin hatch!  Turned out pretty good too! We've spent the last 2 weeks getting the genoa luff tape replaced with the correct size for our new roller furling (oops)  buying a few engine spares (like the $120 water impeller!  Yikes!)  some extra filters,  connecte...

Well its been 2 weeks since I officially became unemployed! and the money has been flowing out faster than ever before!  in the last 2 weeks we've ordered 275ft of 5/16HT chain,  a Mantus 55lb anchor, a new outboard (more on that later) and a never ending series of seeming small purchase that together add up to a lot of 'boat units"!!   First we took down the mast to prep for the new furler and discovered that the "Metz" VHF antenna magically lost the stainless steel antenna part. ( how does that happen??)  so off to the shop to purchase a replacement!  then we had to purchase some exterior grade RJ45 cable, connectors and other bits to mount the wifi booster to the top of the mast ( the wifi at our marina is bad at the best of times!).  Thankfully all went well and we now have a new furler and the mast is back in place on the boat! New furler installed!! But there is no rest for the wicked!  with the furler up and installed it was into the anc...