{"id":3858,"date":"2019-07-27T15:50:54","date_gmt":"2019-07-27T19:50:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/helplink.com\/CLAFC\/?p=3858"},"modified":"2019-07-27T19:15:06","modified_gmt":"2019-07-27T23:15:06","slug":"chills-thrills-and-metaphorical-hills-to-climb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/helplink.com\/CLAFC\/?p=3858","title":{"rendered":"Chills, thrills and metaphorical hills to climb"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"IMG_1702\"<\/a>The cruising life is one full of joyful \u201chellos \ud83d\ude00 \u201d, but also ripe with tearful \u201cgoodbyes \ud83d\ude41 \u201d. We\u2019re into the second part of the cycle right now. Our good friends Paula & Byron left a few weeks ago on their big journey south. Now we\u2019re faced with saying goodbye to all the rest of the grand people we\u2019ve gotten to know here in Corner Brook as we prepare to head off ourselves.<\/p>\n

\u2026 but more on that later.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"IMGA0025\"<\/a>With our near-death sinking experience behind us, we returned to the tasks of getting our floating home more functional and livable. We cleaned and sorted things, we made some minor repairs, we installed the windmill, wind vane and reconnected the solar systems. And we sent the little monkey (Ann) up the mast to reinstall our wind instrument.<\/p>\n

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\"IMG_3329\"<\/a>With our floating home in some semblance of function, if not order, we finally turned our attention to the major project of the season: replacing our well-worn old fridge. The old one had been installed in 1995, and was well past its prime.\u00a0But we\u2019ve been limping along with it because, just like with so many things on this boat, it\u2019s virtually impossible to work on, let alone remove. But like lemmings running toward the cliff, we finally threw caution to the wind and started the job of getting the damn thing out.<\/p>\n

This took a full day of grunting, cursing and blood letting, but the job was finally done!<\/p>\n

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Of course, this was just the beginning. Once the old fridge was out we realized the ice box itself needed some repairing and repainting, The compressor compartment\u00a0was a total mess, and the shelving had nearly completely rotted out. So while Ann got to work cleaning and sanding and painting, I dove into the electrical side of things (which had been an equal disaster of spaghetti wiring).<\/p>\n

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Finally, everything was done \u2014 all except the new shelf. Our other good friend Kenny volunteered to make us one. He brought back a beautifully-crafted board that was so nice, Ann made him sign it. Now, a little bit of Kenny will always be with us \ud83d\ude09 .<\/p>\n

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With the cabinets all cleaned, painted and prepped, and the wiring in place, we then unfurled the many feet of copper tubing, and slowly threaded the new cooling unit back into place. After further cursing, grunting and blood letting, everything was back together, screwed in and bolted down. I plugged in the final wires, pulled the switch and \u2026 and\u2026<\/p>\n

Nothing.<\/span><\/h2>\n

OK, I\u2019m messing with ya \ud83d\ude1b . There was \u2018nothing\u2019 for about two seconds, and then she fired up and has been running perfectly ever since. We now have a freezer, cold fridge and cool fridge (three sort-separate areas) that are freezing, cold and cool. PLUS \u2014 and this is the big one \u2014 it\u2019s operating at about 1\/3rd of the power draw of the old one.<\/p>\n

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What this means is that we are now pretty much self-sufficient when it comes to electricity. We don\u2019t even have to run the diesel (boaters will understand this). But most importantly, the beer and wine still gets cold\u00a0\ud83d\ude00 !<\/p>\n

\"IMG_5216\"<\/a>While sitting at the dock, slowly doing our work, we manage to meet some wonderful new people who were cruising through. Todd (and wife) from Halifax. Mark, and his crew Tony and Barb. Mark was also heading to Lewisporte, so hopefully we\u2019ll reconnect once we get there.<\/p>\n

Which gets us back to joys and sadnesses (if that\u2019s a word). We\u2019ve decided to move to Lewisporte this season. This means saying goodbye to all the friends and folks we\u2019ve met and become close to here at the Bay of Islands Yacht Club.\u00a0There are almost too many to mention, but along with Byron & Paula have been such wonderful people like Gord & Leona, Brian, John & Doris, Kenny, Roger and Graham, Keith, Don & Lisa and numerous good acquaintances and dock mates.<\/p>\n

\"IMG_3336\"<\/a>But despite the sadness, we\u2019re both pretty excited to be moving once again. We rented a big cargo van the other day and loaded up all our stuff (stands, blocking, winter frame, etc) and drove across the Island to Lewisporte. We left it all, including our car, at our soon-to-be new home port, and then drove back to Corner Brook.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re stocked and almost ready to go. Just a few more small projects over the next couple of days, and then we\u2019ll be looking for a weather window to begin the journey. It\u2019s not a long trek, but it is through some waters that can be challenging. As usual, we\u2019ll be going slowly and safely. You can follow along using our tracker.<\/a><\/p>\n

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