Monday May 16 2022
It rained all day yesterday, so we went shopping for electronics stuff and stayed in the boat. Jeff achieved 4 big goals; moving the outboard motor stand from the starboard side to the port side aft, permanently mounting the wifi extender, fixing the Weems and Plath clock and tide clock, and stopped the halyards from clacking in the wind. But we have consistent wifi despite the marina’s poor wifi.
All the fire extinguishers are charged. At the time of the survey one of them was discharged and the previous owner, Al must have charged it between the survey and the turnover of the boat to me. There are many signs that he worked hard and smart to pass over a great boat to me and every time we see another it reminds me that this is a great boat coming from a great previous owner.
Just an anecdote: I read the Cambio logs online which were written by Al’s wife Linda, before buying the boat and one sentence stood out. “ I make dinner and Al tries to relax on the park bench but everyone wants to talk to him about our boat. I think he is enjoying it and of course is very proud of it and us.” In all the “how to buy a sailboat” articles I read, nowhere does it say to check out the character of the seller. But there it is in one sentence written by the side of an Oswego lock without intent to sell that lets you know that this seller cared about his boat.
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