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| My great-grandmother's rose bush blooms easy year on Mother's Day. Amazing. |
Friday after work, we raced home to enjoy the beautiful evening on the water. Cruising around and enjoying drinks, snacks and music.
It was one of those perfect evenings where the universe was aligned in harmony. Shawn and I found a spot and just drifted as we danced on our flybridge and enjoyed the beautiful evening.
On our way to the home dock, we happened upon a fellow MTOA member anchored for the evening in one of the coves near our house. We love the instant friendliness of the MTOA!
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We stopped by to see our friends Wendy and Ian in Prentice Creek on our way home. Wendy takes great pics! |
Saturday morning was dedicated to the radar mast. Shawn had Atlantic Metal construct an aluminum mast to his specifications to hold the radar antenna. Shawn's ability to envision EXACTLY what we need amazes me.
So we spray painted the mast and Shawn then determined the exact measurements of the holes to drill for both mounting the antenna to the mast as well as mounting the entire apparatus to our YellowBird.
I wish I had video of trying to stabilize the mast while Shawn was drilling the holes. I have to admit there was a moment when the mast completely fell off the sawhorse.
However, we got it painted and everything drilled in the morning, so we took off a few hours to enjoy the sun and sand!
Upon returning home late afternoon, we looked at each other and said "we have a few hours of daylight left! Let's mount the radar!" So we attached the radar to the mast. Then we mounted the entire apparatus onto the YellowBird. The pictures sure do make it look easier than it was. There were a few moments when Shawn was on the flybridge railing and I was holding the mast so that it could be aligned properly. I was petrified he was going to splatter onto the dock! But we got it in place and it looks amazing!
Now we have radar. While some may feel it is not a necessity, it sure does make the Captain feel more secure about navigation at night and in the rainy, foggy conditions that can arise.
Sunday morning
Mother's Day. We went for a short boat ride Sunday morning to check out our handiwork. Another successful project by Team Shawn and Liz.
