The Adventure, Part 2

We've had a very busy month so apologies all around for this delayed post. As you recall, back in September we took a bus to San Carlos, Sonora MX to check out a boat. We made an offer that was accepted and as of October 22nd, the boat was ours. My mother and stepfather (Mamacita & Keet) offered to "move us" to San Carlos so we wouldn't be subjected to another long bus ride. Plus we had stuff. Lots of stuff. Which is rather surprising since we got rid of most of our stuff. We had so much that we filled the bed of the Subaru Baja and had to strap items to the top and back. 

We arrived in San Carlos on October 30th and our boat was launched into the water on November 1st (the previous owners had it dry docked during the "escrow" part of the sale). We had our broker take it to the slip as neither one of us felt confident enough to get it to the slip without crashing into another boat. 

We were very excited and we had her cleaned and waxed. We also changed her name to "Jade". 

Susana had some fun climbing the mast steps just to make sure we could reach them.

We spent our first night aboard on November 8th. It was exciting and surreal to know we now own a boat and are living in about 80 square feet together. Thank goodness we like each other!

 

Ah, but all is not perfect as any boat owner will tell you. We discovered we have a leaky seacock under our galley. What is a seacock you ask? Let's just say it a very important piece that allows water to drain from the sink, but also allows water in from outside the boat as the opening is below the waterline. We've successfully closed it for now so no water is leaking into the boat, but we need to have it serviced. Let's just say that's no easy task at the moment. First off, we don't know what the heck we are doing and there are various opinions on how to fix it, from hauling out the boat and replacing it to plugging up the hole below the waterline and repairing it while the boat is in the water. We have yet to find someone to do this for us, so for now we are using a bucket for a sink. It's just like bike touring! 

Until next time....fair winds!

UPDATE: We may have actually fixed the seacock, although the tightening handle sheared right off. But, hey, at least it's not leaking and we can use our sink. Woo hoo!