I drove to the boat today, and while the weatherman predicted 49 degrees, the boat's cockpit was still ice covered and dangerously slippery. I checked out the batteries, they seemed OK and the solar panel was working just fine keeping the Ph at 1.265 on all cells.
The cover was still in place, thankfully, but my for sale sign had blown off the back of the rail and was inside the cockpit, covered with a thin film of ice. Sure wish it were April instead of January.
April 15th is the tentative splash date, and if the weather cooperates, I hope to be headed to saint somewhere a couple days later. I have a few projects that have to be accomplished before April 15th, but with any kind of luck, I will get them done in short order. The main one is to place a turning block at the base of the mast so I don't have to climb out of the cockpit to raise and lower the main sail. Most of the mast collars I've seen bolt to the deck, so I will probably make my own that attaches to the mast. Don't need anymore holes in the deck than I already have. Then, I still have to find that damned leak in the cabin top. Grrrrrr!
All the best,
Gary