Progress on Tasks 

Here are a few photos of what has been accomplished on my multitude of tasks.  Completion of my prime task, mast installation, is not ensured, but we're ready if they can lift the mast into place.

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Our old rigging is neatly coiled below the boat.  Mr. Genius forgot to remove the backstay Single Side Band antenna (the heavy, black piece in the coil), so it's probably ruined.  Not my best move...  

 

The nicely coiled and packaged thing is our new rigging!  It's sitting, waiting, on our deck.  It's a BIG deal for it to be here. 

This is our forward berth and the "channel" that runs under it.  The photo shows the great efforts that our worker made to protect the berth and the rest of the boat from dust and paint.  

This is so wretched that I almost chose not to post it.  This is the rotten mast base.  As you can see, there's little remaining of solid wood after a lot of water leaked down the mast.  We did try, constantly, but never succeded, as this mess bears witness.  All of it was removed.  

This is the work in progress, showing the aluminum plate that locks the mast base in place.  It looks different than the preceeding photo, doesn't it? 

The photo is a bit skewed, but mentally rotate it 20 degrees counterclockwise.  The bottom of that channel should be horizontal.  The reason for the photo is to show the nice work done to preserve the hole for a drain hose from the foreward head.  

The view from Roulotte O'Ray, my island favorite.  

One places orders (in French or Polynesian) here.  Everything is cooked by the family that owns the place and meals are grilled on-site by dad.  It's a simple menu, but all the food is wonderful.

No doubt that this vehicle once traveled the roads here, but the family had the room and built a restaurant around it. The meals are delicious and plentiful.  Dad, the grill chef, is at the back right.  Obviously, this is all open air.

A study in grey...This is our friend and sometimes hired worker, Richard. For his friendship and many years of help, I took him to lunch. Richard is the most ethical and moral person I've known in many years. He's also a brilliant worker, being expert in marine electronics and carpentry. His fiberglass work is first-class, too.

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