Winterizing is Coming

I'm starting to noodle out how I'll winterize the many systems aboard Sensei. Below is a picture of the sea strainer that feeds raw water to the engine. There are similar strainers for the generator and the air conditioners.

I had the idea of buying a spare cap that I could drill a hole in to install a fitting to feed antifreeze into the sea strainer. But, it turns out that when I started researching this idea I found that someone else has already created just what I need:

Perfect! It's made by a company called TRAC, called a TRAC Flush Cap, and it's available on Amazon.

Davit Crossbar

Today I installed the crossbar for the davits. It makes a huge difference for the stability of the davits. The makers had to create a custom bend in the bar to make it work with the steering pedestal, and it worked out great.

Grasshopper

Our new dinghy, also known as "Grasshopper", is working well for us. We're now easily able to get around when the boat is at anchor!

Clear

We had a clear night, and Orion was rising.

Goodnight, San Domingo Creek

Goodnight, Oxford

Entering the Choptank!

On our way to Oxford.

Shower Drain

I spent yesterday rebuilding the shower sump. The float switch appeared to have failed, but after a thorough cleanup to get all of the gak off, it works fine. 

Visitor!

So, this little guy showed up this morning. Not sure how he got onboard…

Goodnight, Galesville

Dinghy

…is aboard!

West River

We're anchoring in the West River for a couple of nights. A bit cloudy today, but it's great to be out.