Every day we get a little more done towards receiving guests. We could get it all done in a day or two….. But why… we have all the time we need. Lately my main chore is to get our charging system and AC working acceptably. I’ve found multiple electrical connections that needed cleaning or replacing. I’ve taken almost the whole 110 volt system apart including the inverter/charger looking for Voltage leaks. I’ve found several small ones but no magic bullet that would solve all my issues. It’s come down to batteries, my batteries aren’t toast, in fact they are almost new…. but one of them is weak and 3 batteries aren’t enough juice to run the boat comfortably with all the appliances we use during the day.
I am running the generator quite often now to see if I can revive the one questionable battery and reinforce the others with a full charge. No big issue.. But it’s what I have spent a lot of time on lately. The ice maker quit working a while back… But I found if I hit it hard with a screwdriver it works well for a while so I keep a screwdriver next to it now.
The weather is looking pretty good for our first group of guest. Their arrival is still 6 days away so forecasting that far out is risky…. But generally wind/weather patterns look good! I’m looking forward to having friends on the boat… Its always fun to see new things… But when you can share them with friends it’s all that much better.
Today I filled back up with gas ($200) most of it thru the generator. We are making water quite a bit each day so we will be full when they arrive. It will be me and 4 ladies on the boat so water will become a precious commodity. Linda is used to being frugal with water, but getting people to understand they need to turn off the water while they brush their teeth…. Things we never think about at home become pretty important with limited supplies. In the past I’ve handed out one gallon jugs of water telling guests…. “here this is yours, either drink it or wash with it Today…. Your choice”. It’s not quite that bad since we got the watrermaker, but it can’t keep up with more than 2 people. We will be buying water too, I think it’s .40 cents a gallon in Staniel Cay. I remember when gas got to fourty cents a gallon….. It was almost too much to pay for something that would propel your car…. But now we are glad to pay it to wash our hair…… Lol.
Today has been beautiful…. Sunny skies, just enough wind to keep you cool. It’s been in the low to mid 80’s here and we are pretty acclimated. Hopefully our guests don’t have their home thermostat set on 65 degrees. It will be a shock to go off air conditioning if they are used to sleeping cold. I do run the AC at night if there is absolutely no wind….. Or if it’s been rainy to dry out the boat, but generally we keep the boat open. It costs about $20 bucks in gas a night to run the AC……. Some nights I’d pay $100 if it took it to sleep on crispy sheets.
Im going down the check the iceman… See if it needs a whack with the screwdriver…. Where is a Wal Mart when you really need one?
Laters…… Rusty