The radar indicates the rain is past us for today but a deep low persistes to make life miserable for the next few days.  I spent today researching marine grounding systems and galvanic corrosion.  In addition to the discovery process and revamp of the alternator system, I have been wanting to install a galvanic isolator in the green wire AC ground system.  In order to do all this I have to insure that the boat’s current 120VAC neutral and green wire ground system is set up correctly.  I just have a sneaking hunch that the neutral and earth ground are tied together somewhere in those three or four busses that lurk behind the circuit breaker panel.  Since the boat is coming out for winter storage in the next few days this task becomes a winter project.

I went up to the boat on Saturday afternoon for some late season contemplation. Actually, I was there to accomplish the end of the season objective of getting the boat ready for a winter’s nap. I would have to consult the log to determine what I actually did on what day here is the synopsis of Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.

We have a few more things to do before the boat is removed from the water. I want to bring the main & jib booms back to PL to paint and revamp the reefing system. This is a whole new thread to be developed over time. The old wood cradle has to be disposed of and the new steel one fitted as we remove the boat. All this should occur next Monday but we will see.

The end of the sailing season is nigh.  We have been waiting for a week for gales , rain and cold weather to give way to the fall “Indian Summer” but it looks like this is wishful thinking as one low after another marches from the west coast towards us.  The only question now is how to get the sails down, hopefully dry, and into the bag.  Then comes the oil change.  That is about all we have to do since it is going into heated storage for the winter.  We will have more later as we do the final closing of the season.