An Update From Mike

I thought you might want to add some of this to the blog.

Richard doesn't think we need to spend money on the electric head. He thinks the manual will be fine and its an extra thing that could break.

I met with Wayne Iwamoto yesterday morning to arrange work plans. Wayne thinks we should think about engines soon, if we are going to replace the Tohatsu. He needs to run cables and get the engine housing right. I think we are looking for a 4-stroke, from 15 to 50 hp, with at least a 25" transom height shaft. Wayne is looking into this as well, but help is welcome. Honda makes a 15hp and 50 hp motor with a 25" shaft. The smaller is around 110 pounds and the larger is about 100 lbs more.

Kris and a friend worked on cleaning up the boat yesterday. They removed stuff from the interior and stacked it below to make room to work. Two men we use at the apartments sometimes are sanding on the boat today.

Gil was raising one cockpit seat to put in a larger water tank. Then we would need to rebuild the other seat and modify the table to make everything work again. I said I had a smaller water tank from the Makai. We agreed to put the smaller tank in so the dining area would not require modification.
We'll put the larger water tank in the storage area just forward of the cabin as a backup for longer voyages.
We're continuing discussions on making the head as people friendly as possible.