The weatherman cooperated and gave us 80 degrees with a clear sky.  Even though we did not plan to go out, we are spending the week end on the Makai.  Perfect location for the fireworks off the Queen Mary.

After Alcom Marine completed the install of the Raymarine Digital radar last week, the AIS500 unit arrived at Alcom a day later so it will be installed during the week of July 6th.  Hopefully, it will be an easy install since it is a direct plug and play replacement for the existing /Raymarine AIS250 receive unit.

After messing around with the Achilles “boat in the bag” soft bottom dingy, The Admiral and I decided to go back to what we had prior to purchasing the MAKAI.

We called Ed at Trade Winds Inflatables and worked a trade whereby Ed (really a great guy) will take back the Achilles in trade for a Caribe C9 RIB with a Honda electric start 9.9 hp four stroke outboard like we had before we bought the Makai.  It should be on the davit ready for marina cruising by the end of next week.