2021-02-21 Sunday - Small Steps

Today, I made a trip to West Marine, bought a few bits of gear (coax connectors to reconnect the wiring from the mast to the VHF radio and the mast head weather instruments) 

 

 West Marine, SHAKESPEARE–PL-258 Gold-Plated Center-Pin Connector, RG-8X or RG-58/AU

 

...and new fender lines and fender hangers:

West Marine, Davis Instruments, Fender Tender II

 

I ran the engine, and installed some of the new fender line gear.

Ordered some additional nuts & washers (304 stainless steel and brass) on Amazon for my boat tool box.

These are small steps...the work to prepare the boat for voyaging has begun.

 

Interesting: 3D Printing Sailboat Parts

 

 

 

Research Notes: Resin Choices

A member of a boating repair discussion group asked a question regarding the comparative virtues of different resins for a particular fiberglass repair job. These are some of the resources I found while looking for supporting reference citations:

1. https://exelcomposites.com/guide-to-composites/resin-choices/ 
2. https://www.fibreglast.com/product/about-resins/Learning_Center
3. https://mjmyachts.com/images/stories/pdf/sp%20advantages%20of%20epoxy%20resin.pdf 
   
4. https://polymerdatabase.com/polymer%20index/Top%2050%20Index.html 
   
5. https://www.multihulldesigns.com/pdf/Why%20Epoxy%20is%20Preferable%20to%20Vinylester%20and%20both%20are%20Preferable%20to%20Polyester.htm 
   

Stern Garden - First Baby Tomato

 

Tomato Plan - Starboard, stern-quarter

Hmmm...

I was afraid I was putting too much water into the tomato plant pot.

But, now I believe I haven't been putting enough...

https://homeguides.sfgate.com/irrigate-tomato-plants-22118.html

 

 

Port, stern quarter