Lots has happened since my last post. Some good and some not so much. The good includes the return of the Admiral last week for a brief sojourn until we leave South Africa. We have now both completed our dental programs and all went well.
The not so good occurred last week when there was a 380 Volt spike from the shore power through the boat. We have had damage to both battery chargers, the lap top charger and one of the printed circuit boards on the main air conditioner. This sort of thing always happens when we are getting ready to leave causing a mad scramble to get everything sorted before we go.
There are no 24V battery chargers in stock in SA so fortunately, Ron will bring them out next week when he leaves from the US.
Callisto has been on the hard since Monday. The crane in the yard was deemed too small to lift Callisto so we were hauled out on a slipway. All went well but since the boat is sitting on her keel it will be difficult to get at the bottom of the keel to prep and paint it. We will try to do some of it and then place blocks on the prepped part and do the rest then.
The autoprop has been serviced and the poles and black trim have been repainted and the topsides buffed out. Hopefully all will be completed for a splashdown on Friday afternoon and then back to the V and A.
Ron arrives next week, as does my brother and girlfriend so it should be non stop until our departure at the end of the month.
Photos to follow.
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