Companion welcome's Rose and Kurtis

Rose is quite a chef with Pizza
and red wine, "Life is Good!"

Well, it was wonderful to welcome Rose and Kurtis (friends of Kyle and Emily) on Thursday.  When they arrived at Royal Marine (not that regal) Companion was shining with her new coat of bottom paint, one black coat under a grey-blue final coat.  The propellers were missing as both the propellers and apparatus inside the saildrives were at a local mechanic getting cleaned. Jack, the "saildrive expert" initially was concerned with the amount of propeller movement, but on Friday he came back with the good words of "not to bad". Which in the boating world, means you have about a year before you will need to spend big money. The benefit and detriment of a catamaran  is having 2 engines (if one happens to stop working, there is another, but also twice the expense to bring engine parts toward new).  We have finished lots of preparations: 1. Solar (again 2 working panels) and wind generators are working well with the regulator repaired this summer. 2. A new ionic dispenser at the top of the Mast Head (reduces the chances of lightning strikes) 3. A new Main Halyard to haul up the Main Sail. 4. Bolts and screws tightened. 5. Hulls waxed and top deck cleaned. 6. Half of the lines for the trampoline replaced. 7. Electronics and batteries charged and checked. 8 Water tanks cleaned and diesel fuel checked for clarity and water. 9. Kitchen wares, linens, books, have been returned to there places and mildew was minimal. 10. Propellers and bottom of the hull have two new coats of antifouling.

Kurtis was excited to head up the mast in the Bosun's Chair to replace Main Halyard, attach ionic disperser and checkout lights and make sure screws were tightened.

Tomorrow, we plan on a day of rest at a local beach before we have the boat moved to the water Monday.