I Passed the Element 2 Technician’s test for a Ham Radio license at Shoreline Yacht Club.  Missed 2 out of 35 questions for a score of 94%.  This level of license will allow us to transmit on the 2 and 6 meter bands plus on the 70cm band.  We purchased a Icom IC-92D D-Star equipped dual band handheld for use to communicate with other hams when we are within the range of many shoreside repeaters.  This unit is considered a back up to the  helm mounted Marine VHF radios and little cellular phone.  Next we will work on the General class license which when passed will open  up more frequencies for long range communications in addition to the marine frequencies using the new Icom 802 SSb transceiver.  The Makai will look like a pin cushion by the time Alcom finishes installing antennas.
Tomorrow  we take the combo Amtrak/Coral Hotel van to Ensenada for a couple of days to use the boat.  Don Ross/Heritage Yacht Sales can’t make this trip but we will meet up with Bob and Debbie Crowe of the 40 ft Mainship Crowe’s Nest at the Coral Marina.  We will also try to hook up with Bea and Scott Van Every who have their 45 sailboat at the other Ensenada Marina.

Up at 05:30  showered and had breakfast at 07:00.  Checked out and met Fancisco, the van driver and departed for San Diego at 08:00 .  Smooth and uneventful ride.  Took approx 45 minutes to get through the border crossing.  We caught an earlier train than the one we were scheduled to take and its locomotive quit about 5 miles north of San Diego.  1 1/2hours later the locomotive from another train pushed us up to Anaheim.  Average speed about 35 mph compared to the ride down at 50 to 60 mph.

Loaded the truck and made it home at approx 16:30.

Slept in and had breakfast at 09:00.  Used a taxi to go to Agencia Arjona,the nearest marine supply store to buy some rust inhibitor and WE-40.  The stainless lock plates on both doors showing signs of rust so we removed the rust and sprayed a liberal coat of WE-40 into the locking mechanisms .

Checked out the documentation numbers and the epoxy set up well. 

Met the people from a 65 ft custom Selene that the owner had just bought over from Taiwan.   Cleaned  up the boat interior and checked that all port holes were closed  then turned off the batteries and closed up the boat.

19:30  Dinner at the hotel amidst all of the folks celebrating Valentine’s day.  Packed and went to bed early .

Slept in and had breakfast at 09:00.  Stopped by the Marina store and asked the Daniel meet us at the boat.  Picked up a entry card for E dock to check out the new Mainship 40 to make sure that the AC shore power cord was connected..

Epoxied the Documentation numbers to the hull in front of the battery bank on the centerline.

14:00 Went to E dock and for the Mainship 40 power cord connected.  Took some digital pics for Don Ross and the owners.

Mixed up some two part epoxy and epoxied the documentation numbers to the hull in the engine room.

Daniel changed the fenders from vertical to horizontal as recommended by Don Ross.  Met Spike/Spycamair.com, on recommendation from Daniel to give us handling instructions on the Makai during our next trip to Ensenada.  Spike’s company large RC drones to take aerial photos of ships and land based items.   Will put a link on the Makai43.com site to spycamair.comand will also do a blog write up for spike on the T&T and Mainship forum websites.

19:00 Room Service Dinner.

Smooth train ride from Anaheim to San Diego.

14:30 Francisco from the Coral Hotel picked us up at the Amtrak station.

16:30 Arrived at the Coral Hotel and checked in.

Went down to the Makai and found signs of paint damage caused by the sure making the fenders rub the hull.

18:30  After a good dinner at the hotel, turned in and went to bed.