Dwayne and Paul Work on the "TODO" Lists

It was a dreary morning - cloudy and continued rain.  Dwayne slept in.  Eventually, the rain stopped and the sun poked out periodically.  Dwayne drove over to Herrington Harbour North to pick up Paul so they could work on the "TO DO" lists.

The first order of business was draining rainwater from Foreign Affair's dinghy.  It held many gallons as it rained most of the night. Once drained the dinghy was launched so the swim ladder could be let down to permit the outboard motor to be removed from its mounting bracket and moved out of the way so as to allow Dwayne and Paul to replace the mount's hard plastic support board which had cracked under the stress of the weight of the outboard.  The manufacturer of the bracket sent a replacement board for the one which was cracked.

Iwo Jima Memorial at Camp Lejeune

The engine oil for the outboard motor was changed since the outboard was due for an oil change and was hanging freely from the dinghy and outboard motor mount.

Paul made some suggestions on how to improve the design of the outboard motor mount to avoid putting undue stress on the support board.  Dwayne agreed and will fabricate additional supports for the outboard.

Some time was dedicated to measuring and discussing option for installing a solar system on Foreign Affair.  The typical installation methods always seem to be eliminated due to something already on the boat being in the way and preventing a good, easy mounting of solar panels.

Paul did his laundry while we worked on the boat.  One item off his "TO DO" list.

After the work in the cockpit was done and the dinghy stowed away, we retired to the galley and began preparing our supper.  Left-over ribs, baked beans and German potato salad - tasted just as good the second time around.  There was even some caramel, walnut apple pie for our desert.

Paul departs tomorrow for Long Island Sound.  We spent some time going over the charts and discussing various anchorages and marinas.  The weather forecast for tomorrow is good with the exception of little to no wind.  The Bay should be very calm and he should make good time under power.

Dwayne dropped Paul off at Herrington Harbour North and wished him a safe journey.  We'll probably meet again as Foreign Affair enters Long Island Sound.  Dwayne watched another movie on Netflix before turning in for the night.  Overall, it was a productive day.