Maintenance (to date): Replaced gasket on master head Replaced joker valve on master and port head Replaced shower/faucet sprayer in master and port head Installed monitor mounts in galley and port aft cabin Rebuilt galley cabinet as a result of monitor mount installation Purchased new monitor speakers as a result of monitor mount installation Rewired AC outlet in galley as a result of monitor mount installation Maintenance (to do): Replace outdoor shower Thoroughly clean master and port heads Finish that monitor project Figure out how to get hot water without the engine running Rewire and rebuild all the things Waponi Woo has a tall mast. There wasn’t any documentation about her mast height in the volumes of paper we received upon closing and it didn’t occur to us to measure it before we took off on our maiden voyage from Anacortes to Tacoma. It became glaringly apparent we needed this…
“Nothing happens until something moves.” ― Albert Einstein “My father says that almost the whole world is asleep. Everybody you know. Everybody you see. Everybody you talk to. He says that only a few people are awake, and they live in a state of constant, total amazement.” ~ Patricia Graynamore, Joe vs. the Volcano The world is a really big place. Two years ago we decided it was time to change. We made a plan. Step 1. Buy a boat. Step 2. Sail around the world. Two weeks ago, we accomplished Step 1. We took possession of the Waponi-Woo, a 2006 40’ Fountaine Pajot Lavezzi and transported it from Anacortes to Tacoma with our daughter, India and her friend, Keely. The two-day trip started out stormy with the current against us and ended with water like glass. The Waponi-Woo is waiting for us in her new home. Now we are…