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Sailing Vessel Serenity: Repairs 2020

Sailing vessels need constant repair and maintenance.  Salt water corrodes metals, UV rays from hot sun bake plastic and clear coat, and constant rain condensation and other moisture  cause mold and algae.  All of these forces conspire to degrade you boat’s working parts and it’s appearance.  Now old dogs like me have a hard time getting funds to repair yachts. Everything for a boat costs extra money because a boat is a luxury item. But my yacht is my modest home and I am on a tight budget on disability. I am hoping I can develop this blog and affiliate marketing to make beautiful videos for your enjoyment. If I can make an income from my home I can get off public assistance and feel I am pulling my own weight so to speak. What a humble home I am making here and l you guys and gals who watch my videos and blog post help me so much and I thank each member.

Thankfully I managed to scrape up enough favors to repair a few items have been bugging me for months. I thank my friends Mickey and Linda for my newest additions to the repair tools for Sailing Vessel Serenity. I am lucky to have such good friends. So many have supported my efforts here I appreciate him so much not just monetarily, spiritually as well.

The spiritual connection, my wonderful Ward friends that I made during the Covid crisis is very strong since Jesus is Lord and loves us all as brothers and sisters. I have used social media to reach out to those less fortunate than me. I get to share my testimony of the Atonement more in crisis than my gospel learning time pre-Covid. My testimony has grown during this crisis because sharing the Restored gospel brings many blessings both in heaven and here on our Creators earth. I have never felt so blessed.

Blessings me including these materiels to repair my yacht. Hatch hinges, fiberglass repair kit, and anchor chain are all items I bought at West Marine.

Items purchased at West Marine

I have found the staff at West Marine very helpful. They suggested T90 instead of the liquid wrench I was searching. It got my shackle bolt loose when nothing else worked. I receive no preferencial treatment or money for my endorsement so far. But I recommend them for helpful staff. Thank you for reading, happy sailing.

Sailboat Creativity!

The best thing I like about owning my own sailboat is that it stretches the mind and expands your horizons. This expansion is ever present for the creative beast in you. The ability to sit and listen to nothing but waves, sea birds, and the wind surging through your limbs invigorates and energizes creative joy in my heart. It is a sharp contrast with so much sadness in the world today. There is a great disparity between those that have and have not. Sequestered inside the cabin of my boat, I am better able to reflect and thank my Heavenly Father for all my blessings. I have a testimony that if your take time out of your busy day to be mindful and thankful of your many blessings, more blessings will come into your life. A new blessing in my life is working on a 12 string electric guitar and beginning learning to play! More on this towards the end of the blog with a sneak peak video for subscribers to my free blog. First lets give thanks.

This month I have a lot to be thankful about. Although my tack rudder cable still remains a problem. I got my main outboard in my barn shop in Chehalis for much needed 2 year maintenance. I have to thank Kelly a fine harbor worker at Westbay Marina for lifting the motor into my truck for transport. The best news is the oil seals are holding pressure so I only replaced the gear oil and now after some sanding and repainting, the motor will be ready for the 2020 season. I’m super excited about that. It cost me about $400 Dollars to get those seals professionally pressed into the outboard’s transmission. That is quite an expense on my puny budget so I was thankful that the work was top notch quality and I would recommend Tom’s Outboard in Olympia for fine outboard work. So this years maintenance costs less than $10 for new gear oil. Nice! I do have to repaint the motor however as I left it in the down position when I was sick. So salt water attacks aluminum. Salt got in between the paint and the metal and started pealing off last year after two years of use. I cleaned the pits and oxidation with vinegar. This stopped the corrosion wiping away the salt. Now its time to sand and get new paint on it. I might could have avoided this by rinsing my outboard with fresh water after each use. When I return after a day out in the fresh air with all the activity it takes to pilot a 30 foot sailboat- I am just too exhausted to care. I cant afford to replace an outboard so I better get this repainted and take care of it!

  • Draining the old gear oil out of my outboard

Now back to the guitar, I have really put a lot of time and energy repairing and learning this 12 string electric Deam Bocca guitar. It sounds dreamy with all the strings and I even enjoy playing it without the amplifier. I am posting a short clip of my theme song that I am working on for the video blog. I want a song that I write myself as a sort of introduction to every sailing video I make. I will make the actual video with an amplifier and more reverberations. Keep in mind I have only started learning to play and this video is only intended for view for my closest friends and family so that they know I am still alive and kicking. Later, I will produce another track with me singing the words and show them together side by side on Youtube. If you are subscribed to my blog, you will be able to view this video. If you are not a subscriber, please subscribe to my free blog and like my videos when posted. All subscribers will have a secret link to the video in their email! Thank you family and friends for all your support! This is a way for me to give back to you all and entertain you albeit for just a few moments! And do not forget to be thankful of all your many blessings.

https://youtu.be/RNjdVR7x0To