Well Sam and I are going to take off for Isla Linton tomorrow. We found her a cheap flight on Spirit ($100.00)heading back to the states in a few weeks. I’m going to stage out of Isla Linton or Portobello for the time she is gone and work on my fuel tanks (cleaning), and my little Kubota diesel engine that will become a 12V charging station and run the big fridge compressor. I’ll be putting my big cat pump on the main engine (via belt) and will use it to run a water maker. I’m hoping to get 60 gallons an hour of pure fresh H2O using 2 large membranes. It will all take a bit of time as I’m getting parts for all my projects as I can afford them. We do dream of the day of taking endless showers, especially in these hot latitudes :)
Hey, this is a good time to bring up charters. I’m only asking $1500 a week and there is no time like the present, right…? I’ve got so many people interested in seeing the San Blas but you guys just need to come up with some dates and lock them down. I’m also big on bartering so if you have any old SCUBA gear collecting dust in you garage, a water maker (even if it is just good for parts), let me know. I’m all about trading. You know I got my last water maker by trading it for a max prop that I had that didn’t fit on Namaste. Man I’d love a 3 blade max prop also. My other big project is building a real main sheet system. Right now I just use 2 fiddle blocks connected to the mizzen mast via a strap. The down side is all the load of the main tries to pull the mizzen off the deck. Before we venture out into the Pacific or Atlantic I want a better system.
The first charter money that comes in is going to a new camera package. I’ve decided that I want to shoot a real documentary (for television, and for sale) on the indigoes people of Panama. I’m looking at the new SLR technology like the Canon XTi2 and getting some zeiss glass for it (http://photography.bhinsights.com/content/zeiss-cp2-new-cine-lenses-dslr.html). Using an SLR is really exciting for me as I’m all about lenses. I shot my last films with cheap cameras and in standard definition. I want to produce the next film in HD and actually use a tripod. I can take some good looking video if I put my mind to it. I also need to build a real PC (editing station), I’ve had it with laptops. I go through a laptop every 14-16 months. The one I’m on now is losing keyboard support. It would be a lot easier to change a keyboard, motherboard, or whatever.
I’m hoping for some wind tomorrow, but i doubt it. I’ll most likely have to burn 12 gallons of diesel, it is what it is.
Cheers from paradise.
Sail far and live slowly.
– Alex
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Adrift Beneath an Unfamiliar Sky