Water Intrusion

Well - first post from me (pamela)! We only had 3 minor places of water intrusion: the forward hatches, a couple of port lights and the small leak coming through where the wires were coming through from mast. Rich is handling the latter, but I researched the Lewmar portlights and have been able to ascertain what model we have. Although this style is no longer made by Lewmar, we can still get seals and I ordered some. Regarding the hatches, ours are Bomar. This is a much simpler task because Bomar sells there hatch seal in 10ft rolls so I got one of those and have enough to do both of the forward hatches. This also makes things easier for the future - knowledge wise- in case any of the others need replacing. Water intrusions solved!!

We learned from the week+ long trip that dirty laundry becomes a real issue on a boat...it's smelly and takes up space laying everywhere making the place a mess. - While at West Marine getting the Bomar seal, I found this awesome marine hanging hamper! It goes in any hanging locker. It has a canvas topper with a cut out and the bottom is a mesh bag with handles which detaches for carrying the laundry to get washed. Dirty Laundry Problems Solved!!

Problem Solving is Fun! - I have not come up with a solution to the garbage problem - Same issue as the laundry...it's smelly and piles up quick! No, we can't throw it overboard! Any ideas?