The List
'Sarf & West mate, Sarf & West'
Pete Bernfeld
Sat 6 Jun 2009 13:01
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Started to prepare Trouters for the lift-out on
Monday. In the course of removing both headsails I discover two additions to
The List, two new halyards!
  Oh well, better to find out now rather than
mid-Pacific. Actually, it would only appear to be the outer-sleeving that has
chafed in both cases, but better to replace both and have a rigger cure the run
(if possible). The list in full:
In
addition I will get the ships batteries checked and might replace them with
golf-cart batteries (and increase the capacity, presently 440A/H).
Of
course, the hulls need to be scraped-off and new anti-fouling put on (with
added tin!). I'm hoping that nothing else comes to light!
I
would have liked to replace the present dingy with an AB aluminium RIB/larger
outboard, but I don't think the budget will run to it.
Peakes (the haul-out yard) seem to be pretty switched on and most
businesses here are geared up for yotties. I do detect a willingness to 'do a
deal' though, which seems to indicate a bit of a down-turn in business. There
are numerous reasonably priced bars/cafes around the Chagaramas area and
apparently the shopping in Port of Spain is quite cheap (which bodes well for
taking a couple of pressies back to Blighty).
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