State of Readiness the Day Prior

Entry #37: 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.

Electrical Completed: After I thought I had completed my wiring, I called Rich Green updated him on my planned passage and asked if he would go over ‘Never Too Lates’ electrical. It was a good decision. Rich was very thorough and found a number of issues and potential failures. It was after 7 pm last night when he and I shared a beer.

Sail Battens: UPS is scheduled to deliver my battens today at noon. Close (half empty) and plenty of time (half full):)

My three year old grandson Thomas spent the night with the hope to “help” grandpa on the boat today. Todays’ weather is not promising. My future crew and skipper is a blessing and I told him I can really use his assistance. (All said without a hint of stress in my voice:)

Weather: The balance of this week for Lake Erie calls for chilly and wet conditions with predominate winds coming from the NNE at a solid 15 mph. If it holds steady out of the northeast and doesn’t shift east my guess is I should enjoy a port reach. If the winds shift coming from the ENE, any hopes for a relaxed sailing introduction will likely disappear.

Todays’ Schedule: I’m expecting Thomas to assist me going to the library and print the latest equipment requirement list, pick up and install my battens, purchase ice, finish building my spare rudder and finish loading Never Too Late. AND, I can’t forget to complete registering my SPOTX and get to the bank. And, I have dinner reservations with Mary at Capital Grill at 5 pm tonight! Easy day.