Last Thursday we took a trip down to Lymington to see Jorvik Rose for the first time this year and to meet with Robin and Matt to discuss the electrical system progress as they had some recommendations to make the system more effective. In addition to the ongoing new system installation (you can read about this on the electrical installation page) we are now adding an additional 110Ah battery to the 5 existing and reconfiguring to have a domestic bank of 6 and a seperate battery for the bow thruster, the engine and the generator. The aft stainless steel drouge bridle attachement points are now fitted and look great and over-engineered, which is exactly what we need if we are ever in weather
On Sunday morning we went over to Jen's aunt Brenda and uncle Donnie's to watch them fillet catfish, as neither of us have ever learned to deal with fish, which being on the ocean is probably quite a useful skill to learn. If you have never seen a Missouri river Blue catfish, this is something to see! As a young teenager, I kept an aquarium full of fish, including catfish, which were no more than three centimetres long, so to see one of these enormous monsters was quite something. Incidentally, they taste really good too and are similar to the Vietnamese Pangasius that we all seem to eat in Europe. Jen's cousin Scott had caught them earlier in the morning and invited us out in the evening fo
