Countdown: 12 Days

Entry #27: To view my blog’s first entry scroll down to ‘Entry # 1’. Sorry for the inconvenience, I will eventually figure out how to reverse entry order.

Bit overwhelming. I have close to two dozen to dos/incomplete/unchecked things on my platter. So I played 9 holes of golf to get my mind clear. I got my monies worth and visited parts of the golf course the architect hadn’t anticipated!

Remaining ‘It Moose Be Done’ Item List Statuses (In no particular order):

1. Emergency Lines for Hull – Selected, to be installed prior to embarking;
2. Emergency Lines for Deck Selected, to be installed prior to embarking;
3. Welland Canal – Tickets purchased; Seeking crew;
4. Garmin GPS Chartplotter – Installed, functionality TBC (to be confirmed);
5. Garmin Depth Transducer – Installed, functionality TBC;
6. Meals & Food Supplies – Non-perishable foods purchased & packed; Daily meal schedules completed; Perishable foods to be purchased and/or prepared and frozen;
7. Clothing – Packed, awaiting final inspection;
8. Batteries – Two engine batteries to be charged; 3rd engine battery to be purchased; miscellaneous spare batteries (AAA, C, D) packed;
9. ‘Back-up’ Tiller/Rudder Assembly – To be built;
10. (1) New Stainless Steel Rudder Bolt and Nut – Needs removal and replacement;
11. Simrad Tiller Auto-Pilot & Watchman Alarm – Installed, needs wiring to power; functionality TBC;
12. ‘Poseidon’ Bow Sprit – Installation in-progress;
13. Wood Bow Sprit – Repaired and painting in progress;
14. Radar Deflector – Assembled, halyard installation in progress;
15. Sliding Hatch Enclosure Water Intrusion Enhancement – In-progress;
16. Temporary Dock (C091) – Arrangements secured;
17. Clean-up – Interior underway; Exterior to be completed prior to launch;
18. Log Book – Awaiting delivery;
19. Wood Staining – TBI;
20. Sail (Main & Jib) – To be installed and tuned;
21. Guinness Records – Entering the 15th week on determination and further instructions (overdue original 12 week time frame) ; Truthfully it would be nice but I planned this endeavour prior to any record(s) consideration;
22. Marina Reservations – (Only) George Kemp selected and confirmed to date.

The number of current open items reflect less than 15% of the original TO DO list! I honestly can’t think of any open items that are either not near completion or not to schedule. Though the list remains significant in number, short of any unforseeable, embarking readiness should be doable to schedule.

I always have found both planning and preparation the most challenging and most rewarding part of any endeavour. The successful completion of my journey will serve as litmus test to my months of planning and preparedness. With any shortfall are lesson(s) learned and future growth potential.