The outfitting continues.Capt’n Glass put a mixture of Awlgrip and Silica on the non skid pattern on our swim step and now you can board using the swim step without the fear of slipping off.  They matched the color of the step perfectly which had the Silica mixed in. Next will be to repeat the application on the side walkways on each side of the boat.The HP Pavilion laptop was upgraded with additional memory and Windows XP Professional was reinstalled  by the local Geek Squad  and it has been put on line  via a Ethernet connection to the Raymarine Electronics suite running under Raymarine’s RNV  navigation software.  Verizon has installed a dry loop DSL line (Phone not needed) that lets us circumvent the pricey WiFi networks in the marina which gives us high speed access to the Internet for software upgrades and a way to monitor our Re-Structure Marine Products web site for order activity.Alcom Marine Electronics and Petros Marine are working together to install the Flo-scan NEMA 2000 units which should be completed this week along with the install of the 2 video cameras, one in the engine room and one in the cockpit overlooking the stern. Dave Plotkin from Heritage Yacht Sales will be installing the Glendinning remote throttle control unit within 2 weeks.  We opted for the wired version over the wireless version so we have one less set of batteries to worry about. Hopefully, we will be done with the outfitting before the Mainship Rendezvous on Catalina at the end of June 

3/13/08   Spent 2 days at the HERITAGE YACHT SALES  dock location at the show.  Admiral Glo and I hung out on the new 2008 45 Pilot as an interested owner of the MAKAI, our 2007  43 Pilot to answer questions and give tours on the 45’s interior.  Met a varied cross section of people ranging from the serious ready to buy couples to the lookie loos who just love to go through new boats without any intention of buying.  FITO, the manager of the CORAL MARINA  in Ensenada stopped by to invite us to their next wine tasting bash at the Coral Hotel, date to be  announced.  The weather was perfect for the show, clear skies and 88 degrees, (typical Chamber of Commerce day).  Spent some time at the show with BRUCE DENTON from Mainship Corp  and discussed what it would take to install a boarding door on the starboard side to make boarding easier.  Bruce promised to check with Mainship Engineering to get their recommendations on how to proceed.  This will require a haul out and a lot of time out of the water so we will schedule it for the off season and have the work done by Basin Marine.  We put the wheels in motion with Dave Plotkin to have a Gelndinning Handheld Remote unit installed in the cockpit to facilitate stern to docking. ALCOM MARINE to install the 2 Speco video cameras and wet compass plus upgrade the Raymarine E80 software  and give us 2 copies of a schematic of all of the Makai’s electronic units and wiring/cable runs this week.  CAPT’N GLASS to repair damage to Awlgrip on the Port side of the hull.  Hopefully, PETROS MARINE will install the FLOSCAN NEMA 2000 unit this week also.   We are now officially on the waiting list for any west facing slip on either B, C or D docks.  Copies of all documents and receipts associated with the offshore delivery of the Makai plus a check for $1500.00 are now in the hands of the attorney, David Weil.