Refrigerator Fan Installed

Chart Magnifier

Goodies from the USA

This morning I installed the new fan that will extract warm air from the refrigerator compressor area below the starboard quarter berth.  The first task was a tedious one of removing enough cargo so that I could gain access to the compartment.  Thereafter everything went smoothly since the new fan had the exact (standard) dimensions as the old one.  The  fan spins on a ball bearing instead of a sleeve and seems to blow at least 50% more air than the one it replaced.  The refrigerator worked fine for the rest of the day so I am confident that all will be OK with it for the foreseeable future.

It was while the storage boxes were in the open that I dispersed the items that I had brought from the USA.  The accompanying photo shows the material displayed on the cabin table.  At the back left are the materials that I brought: wax/polish for the hull, fuel additives, and 3M 5200.  In front of that is the fuel transfer hand pump that I hope will make fueling at sea much easier and cleaner.  At the left front corner are the electrical connectors and ties that I needed so badly.  Front and center is the compass that Bob Carroll gave to me, at about the position it will be when I sail.  Behind that are several types of DB9-USB converters and behind them are the two LED light strips.  At the far right corner is the deck light with the Raymarine autopilot head next to it.  In front of them are the two head torches that Arnold gave to me with to the left 2 LED flash lights that I picked up at Henry's hardware and to the right the two computer fans (one spare).  In front of them are yet two more (for a total of 4) BU-353 GPS USB antennas next to a spare bulb for the deck light.  At the right front corner is the high low stretch, high strength line that Fisheries Supply in Seattle recommended as control lines for the Monitor wind steering.

In addition to that were one pair of shoes, one pair of slippers, a box of 60 milk chocolate sachets, and a box of trail mix granola bars donated by Sandra, and birthday gifts: the Kindle reader from Sandra and Arnold, a wonderful classical brass magnifying glass for reading charts from Jean, and a pair of warm Alpine socks from Francis and Toad.  Also there were the two charts of the South Atlantic and South Indian oceans and the roll-up silicone keyboard.