17 th June

Mrs Nuts big birthday today.  Still crook with bandaged out of action hand. I have been in slow mode on Nuts with extra duties around the house the last days but some progress though.

Made a small sliding step that can be used inside or outside. Hopefully good for cleaning fish outside, working in the galley  or just as a simple step to get inside and out as well as a bum support over a bucket for "waste management".

Been working in galley and got cooker gimbal made and  mounted.

Micro galley sorted.  Only job left is to make a pot/kettle ring to stop my cooking efforts escaping the hot spot.  Cooker bolted down though .  The gimball can do a 360 spin but when conditions are that way inclined maybe a can of sardines will do.  There is space on the gimball table for a vacume food flask and coffee mug  but still need to make the holding supports. Most food will be homemade dehydrated and vacuum sealed so will only need to boil water, fill flask and wait a bit and eat.  The option to cook with a pot and frying pan is important to me so dumped the jet boil idea.  Nothing better than fresh fried fish or a curry made from leftovers. Ever tried bacon and eggs on toast on a jet boil?

Also been fiddling with electrics.

Got 3 of these "scrapped" from the electric company here on the island.  32AH AGM sealed.  They use them for standby systems and have to replace them every 3? years.  First one I tested was not too good (was older) but the second and third are like new.  Gave them a top up  charge and then put on a 1 amp discharge for 20 hours and got down to 12.05volts.  That is pretty good to me.  (voltage went up after load removed)

A good battery mounted and tied down for a test fitting.   There is a secondary ply support which has been epoxy sealed under the battery glued to the hull bottom with polyurethane sealant / glue but not painted.  Going to made an anti chafe protection for the rope to battery corner.

Fuse/switch panel mounted in position for a trial fit.  Next job is to mount master battery switch and fuse and run wires for crimping and soldering.

Mrs Nuts was just getting ready for sewing the upholstery when called for a long awaited operation  on her hand so now she has a new role as a sewing instructor for her useless husband!!  New challenges for me await.

Good and sort of good news arrived today.  Nuts is now officially registered in Poland and I have my registration number as well as a Hull Identification Number (to put on the stbd quarter as well as in a hidden spot) .  That was the good news. The sort of good news is that the transport of the mast is confirmed and underway BUT costa plenty.  Not a huge surprise though.  We do live in a remote spot in the world and it is 7m long.

Documentation for MMSI and radio station license (operators license and equipment details) will be posted tomorrow.  These  details cannot be done online. All signatures for power of attorney etc must be original. I hate doing paperwork but got a brilliant agent in Poland!!  I have never had such fast and efficient service from any company before and have had lots of good service (as well as bad).  I have emailed them after 8pm here (2 hours later there) and had a reply 10 mins later.  Do they ever sleep??  Guess I must sleep as today is actually tomorrow already - so Cheers and good night.