Although my friends have been asking me what’s new on the boat, I have not written anything officially on the blog. This is a quick post to catch my readers up on the boat and I. First I have been making a video of working on different parts of the boat that need attention. There is a whole list of things that needed to be fixed. In addition, I got a 12 string guitar and I have been trying to compose a short intro tune for the video blog. More on this later. For now, I am working on the following:
1.) Wench maintenance
2.) Outboard motor Maintenance
3.) Fix Motor mount and lift
4.) Shop for an inexpensive electrical main panel
5.) Paint the galley
6.) Troubleshoot the tack rudder cable.
I have video of some of this effort. My last video I was not happy at all with all the static. Seems there was someone working on their boat at the marina and their electrical motor interference degraded the sound quality of the video. I did not notice the static until I posted it on YouTube and listened to it there. I was appalled and now I’m shy about releasing any other video before its ready. So that is why I have paused in posting anything in April. I am struggling to do better.
I think the Serenity theme song which is currently in development will be both sweet and a good laugh. Mainly because I have never played a guitar before in my life. I picked up an acoustic guitar and tried to learn chords, however mostly I got frustrated and gave up. It was not until a friend gave me a 12 string guitar to refurbish along with some amplifiers where suddenly creative energies from being at peace on my boat that chords began to flow into music to my ears. I found the electric guitar easier to handle the fret positions than on the acoustic. So wow I have a chorus written for an intro song I hope will be ready for publishing my next video. I have to practice because again, I have never played guitar before April of 2019. I am amazed at how easy it is to play and how great it sounds on my yacht. I wonder if my neighbors mind? So far, no complaints.