Finally had to ship the sewing machine back to the factory in Indiana for repairs or adjustments; whatever was needed. I expect it back by late this week and with luck, can finish sewing up the last of the sails. I have already started the packing process for Maritime Shipping on a pallet. 10 -12 of them will be physically compressed and vacuum packed in each 18" x 24" bundle so they can be boxed and then fit on a standard pallet.
An agreement was made with Betty, the garage owner, for storage and future projects. What I had not totally anticipated was the amount of work necessary to transform the interior building and systems to a safe and workable space. Joe has been a tremendous help with the process. We found poor undersized and often poor or incorrect wiring and plumbing problems which were never noticed until I decided to begin by checking for safety issues.
Next, after much thought on options, We realized that the past owner's inclusion of an unnecessary and quite large full bathroom in the back corner of the building actually was going to prevent me from storing the 40' Foretravel inside the building.
All sail project material was shifted to one side of the room and now needs to be boxed for shipping.
My uncles burial Flag( he steered a destroyer in the North Atlantic in WW1) has flown over my boat for a decade in various ports in this hemisphere while we cruised and this weekend is displayed over the front door for Memorial Day 2013.
Pete, my Rat Terrier spends much of his time watching TV when I'm inside.
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