Lucy III is all winterized and wrapped up for the winter. Sue and I came up and did the final wrap. We removed the cover to the liferaft box for refinishing. Next is to remove the anchor windlass for repairs and a reinstall. In fact there is a long list of items to carry out this winter weather permitting. Lucy III has two excellent built in heating units for in-door work. The cover/hatch is already ready for installation after 10 coats of spar varnish:
The anchor windlass has been taken home and rebuilt with a new motor, new base and new wiring. I switched to a 110 volt motor that uses smaller wiring but requires running off of the inverter. Not a problem with our Freedom 2000 Inverter. I also purchased new mahogany planks for the gunwale modification. These pieces will be the cap.
Numerous other projects have been completed including a redo of the 12 volt battery connections and solid aluminum hold down straps for the batteries.
