Welding rods, and Mashed patatoes.

Today after the free-zone adventure came the decision. after trying to get Robert to come down to the boat and take a look at the autopilot, the call to the sea, and passing days (and passing money) is telling me its long since been time to go. I have set to work constructing my various components for my windvane. mainly a tiller system. I am quite happy how it is turning out. except that tubing material seems to be hard to find here, and i am using one inch since that is all i have on-board that i think will work.
so after hooking up the welder the process began. all went quite smoothly and the welds came out alright, some better then others. but for a first try on the rocking elusive with this welding machine i am quite pleased.
I installed a cassette player on the boat, and now i am really missing my three hundred cassettes that i left back in Panama.

To night at the Land and Sea was a cruisers put luck, everyone from all seven of us boats out here showed up.The main thing was the stir-fry. Land and Sea is a really nice place, thye got a lot of the old nick knacks hanging up, and my favorite part i think is the "Honest Bar" that is great. you can take whatever you want to drink. they are not a bar, and don't have bar tenders, nor people holding out hands to collect the cash. just set your pay in the can, or make a Tallie next to you boat name on a board. every things a dollar, and that might just be the best deal in town for a cold drink.

well that was this evening. now it time to hit the bunk.
Josh

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