Well I ordered 300′ of 5/16 bbb chain and it’s being delivered to me on Splendid on Monday. I didn’t have enough to order my new anchor ($785.00) and have to wait until I get my next paycheck. I checked eBay and craigs list…, no Supremes at all! There are plenty of CQR’s, Bruces, and so on for much less. I even found a brand new 80lb CQR for $500.00 but passed on it. I quite serious about the Supreme.
Well I decided to contact Manson anchors in New Zealand ( http://www.manson-marine.co.nz/SitePages/Supreme.htm ) to see if I could get a discount. They got back to me ASAP and we struck a cross-promotional deal and my new anchor is being delivered on Monday. I’ll be advertising for them and getting underwater video of the Supreme digging in in various seabeds, WOOT! Check out their video too. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVoYc0dL124
Now I’m looking for an Engel refrigerator. Our refrigerator died months ago and I’m not going to pay a guy $80.00/hr ($1,400.00 total) to screw up my system again. I’ll have the big system fixed in Panama for a reasonable cost. I think we will end up using the Engel full time though because of its efficiency, it can easily run off of our solar panels and we want to live 90% + on green power. I want the Engel MT17 ( http://www.engel-usa.com/mt17.htm ).
Sam and I met with Kerri the canvas girl yesterday and came up with our colors and a game plan. Our enclosure, bimini, and dodger will be a nice brass/tan color finished with black & black zippers. The sail covers and jib cover will be black to match the “not yet painted” black boot stripe and black netting between the deck and life lines. It really is amazing how much work I’ve done in the last 14 months. Splendid will truly be “Splendid”, and a wonderful home and charter boat.
Hey…, does anyone have a bunch of empty Grolsch bottles they want to sell? I’ve decided after my port wine is done cooking I want to knock out some beer for the bilge. I want to buy/find/drink about 5 cases of the Grolsch bottles.
Hope everyone is well. I’m starting to feel like my old self again.
Peace, Love, and Manson anchors!
– Alex