Changes

     Laundry was started before breakfast.

Dan discusing all the little parts of the Maxi Prop that
came apart in his hand.

     Right after breakfast, Dan donned his wet suit, set out his tools for the morning’s work, and connected the hookah to the propane in the galley onboard Brunelle. On the agenda was the changing out the zinc and checking the bottom and shaft of Pekabu. That was the easy part.  The second and much more complicated task was to switch out the prop on Brunelle. They are switching from the Maxi Prop to the state of the art Ecowind Prop. As it came of the shaft, the Maxi Prop wanted to separate into individual blades, but Dan managed to keep it together over the bucket and bring it onboard. Even with the prop tethered, I am still amazed he was able to maneuver the 50ish pound Ecowind onto the shaft underwater!

Dan coming aboard for a part.

     After lunch I returned to my sewing and almost completed the cover for the Honda and the mesh restraints for the shelves in the front v-berth.  I just have a little more to finish on the awning, and then we can put the sewing machine and paraphernalia away.

     Around 3 pm our time and 9 am Hawaiian time, our son, Greg, sent word that his next assignment, beginning this summer, will be aboard the USCG Dolphin, an 87” white-hulled cutter, stationed out of Miami. This was one of his top choices so he is very pleased with the assignment.  It will be great having him in the same time zone again!

    This was a great day all around.

~  ~ (\_~ ~ ~     Kathy and Pete