Then while having the carpets cleaned we took the carpet runners to a commercial laundromat to clean them.
Had the Cummins guys in to do a valve adjustment.
Of course while doing the adjustment they discovered a couple of potential problems that will need addressing in the future. $$$$$ I will add that the folks from Calusa Certified Marine treated us fair on this one. They were doing warranty work on the boat beside us so they did not charge us for travel time & miles, and they only charged us for the 4 hours it is supposed to take for the job. Not the 6 that they actually spent.
Slowly the annual boats are returning to Legacy along with a few new names filling spots that have been vacated by others. Always fun to see who or what drifted in with the tide.
I've been catching up on the waxing, getting estimates for a new dinghy cover, and replacing spares that we used during our travels. One of the more frustrating jobs that I vowed to accomplish once we landed back in Legacy was to get our cable TV input working again. It's been out for over a year and I've made various half-hearted attempts to fix it since then to no avail. This time it's gonna work!
I started by replacing the antenna booster switch which also routes the input signal from antenna or dock input sources. Out with the old, in with the new. Connect the wires. Insert the fuse. Hmmmm The indicator light isn't on. Dig out the voltage tester and find less than 1 volt coming into the fuse holder. WTF! Meanwhile Donnie from Kasey's Choice shows up. Now it's officially a full blown project!
We get the schematics out to trace the wire routing and this one is conveniently left out of the book. Nothing!
Panels come off. Cabinets are emptied. Stereo, DVD player, CD changers all come out and we still can't find the wires. Tugging on them produces nothing since the wires are all bundled in a plastic conduit. Finally as we are trying to get the TV out to look behind it we discovered a fuse at the electrical panel that doesn't look like the others. It's connected to the aft lighting breaker. That can't have anything to do with the power source for the booster. At Donnie's suggestion we pulled the fuse and tested it. DEAD! Still skeptical we replaced it and checked the voltage at the fuse closest to the booster. Would you believe we now have 12 volts! %$##*&^%$. All this time and effort because of one wire run that doesn't show in the wiring diagrams. We now have cable TV. There's still nothing worthwhile on it! And I've learned a little more about Tourist.
Thanksgiving started with Pam's Bloody Mary's on the dock. Brunch at the Edison. An afternoon nap. Skyping with the families back home and concluded with cocktails and desert at Marty & Yvonne's condo next door. a good day in our book!
Legacy Harbour has a couple of picnic tables in front of the office, one of which is used as a give away table.
A "One man's junk is another man's treasure" sort of thing. Sometimes something good appears. Sometimes nothing good appears. All of the time it's entertaining to watch people sort through the articles. (I'm guilty too!)
Shortly after we arrived back in Legacy Pam put an AM/FM/Cassette player on the table. It still worked fine from the 110 volt side but the batteries wouldn't stay in place to use it as a portable. Over the course of two days we watched as it disappeared and returned 3 times, only to be taken away again. I understand that it is now in the fitness room playing playing old Barry Manilow songs.
Saturday evening following dinner with Marty & Yvonne at a Thai Restaurant we headed downtown to watch a Beatles Tribute Band that was scheduled to perform. Only one problem. We stuck our heads in the door of the Cigar Bar and found Bill, Mary, Rick, & Sarah. They said they had just returned from the stage area and that they were still playing Christmas music so we settled in for a drink. Of course one led to two and so on. We did eventually wander down the street and got to hear the last few songs before they called it a night. They were good!
I snapped a few shots of downtown while walking back to Tourist.
Where are Pam's shoes?
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