2017-07-23-Week #2 Progress Being Made

Week #2 is complete and we are making good progress on Magnolia-M. Below is the “Little House AirBnB” we are renting while we are in Florida. It is a great location and serving its purpose just right. We are walking distance to the boat yard the the tiny house is owned by an artist.

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The grounds are filled with beautiful plants and trees with various “art” objects interspersed!

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Yes, she ate the WHOLE thing!

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Back aboard Magnolia we are making good progress. We are replacing all the rubber (hoses & belts) on both the generator and the main engine.

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Truthfully most of the work is being done by our mechanic Sam. A very knowledgeable young man.

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In addition to stepping and fetching I spend the after hours getting all the old grease and oil cleaned up. Add a little paint where we can. Below is the Northern Lights Generator freshly with tin foil protecting hoses and wires.

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Magnolia-M is at Stuart Yachts a couple miles up a creek from the St Lucie River. Though the area is suburban, at the yard it feels like we are deep in the Okeechobee.

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I try to be on board by 0700 which is the quiet time along the creek.

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This 4-5 foot alligator swam right along the side of Magnolia this very morning…

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The Admiral spent ALL day yesterday going through spare parts for the Main Engine and Generator. She is rebuilding her spreadsheet inventory like we had on Magnolia-S. She currently has 83 items being tracked. By the time we depart, I would expect that number to be between 600-800 items.  The spares below are in a cabinet we discovered for a “secret” purpose which will hopefully be revealed next week. Its going to be GREAT!!!

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I took a quiet Sunday morning to paint the heat exchanger and some belt guards from the main engine.

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In addition removed a shower rack and filled a screw hole. Add a in a couple coats of Gel-Coat a little sanding and it will disappear.

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In addition we discovered this little gift a couple miles away last evening. I feel like it needs to sit next to the Kewpie in Lima, OH or the Spot in Sidney!!!

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Have a big week, as I said will spread a little gel-coat, clean a sea strainer and hopefully settle on a galley refrigerator…and that is all BEFORE lunch. Have a great week, we are making progress.

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