Putting the boat back together and associated repairs, continued: Problems with the electronics -
Radar didn't work. Radar works. THANKS to Jerry Powlas of Good Old Boat Mag, for wiring advice and telling me where I could get an Ethernet cable on a Sunday in Wisconsin (now, beer - that would have been much easier to find). Time to fix: 4.5 hours actual, 24 total. I hate fishtaping. [Garmin - using standard Ethernet cable to connect the radar with the chartplotter: Priceless.]
Wind instrument is not working. Time to fix: one hour. [Damn you Raymarine, for using the thinnest wires known to exist - you could have spent a few more cents, no?]
The AIS is now working properly about 90% of the time. Should be okay now, except maybe when a freighter is approaching ...
For maybe the first time in recent history, the radar and the AIS are both working at the same time. Usually, one of them is off on summer holiday, leaving the other to cover.
Then refrigerator is not working. Worked the night before. Look at fuses. Look at manual (useless). Turn it off. Turn it on. It is working.
Jerry also suggested wrapping a piece of dental floss (as a tether) around a screw while working with it, before it takes off for Davy Jones' Locker. Good idea.
So, we begin our extended journey of boat maintenance and repair, interspersed with sailing and traveling. [Did anyone ever tell me that BOAT is an acronym? Break Out Another Thousand ...]
