Selling the "Man Van" (not sure that is politically correct)

When we came back from our voyage on "What If" we had to buy a vehicle to move all our stuff from the boat to a land home.  Looked at many vehicles and finally settled on a Honda mini van.  Now neither Kris or I were big mini van people but for hauling people and things it is tough to beat the versatility of a mini van.  Since Dean was the main driver it became known as the "Man Van".  It has seen lots of miles recently with the several trips back and forth across the country and has been very comfortable to drive and sleep in.  Since it will not fit on the boat (Ha Ha) it is time for it to move to new owners - and we have listed it for sale.  We cleaned it up and took off the orange Sunbrella (not in photo)  that was on the luggage rack and it is looking good.

We hope for a fast sale, and also not, as it is very convenient to have a car to use for errands while still doing projects.   Once it sells, then it is back to long walks for groceries.   We have tried to stock up on groceries and consumables, but we have probably forgotten something heavy that we will have to haul a couple of miles back to the boat via foot power - or do without.

A spot of weather

 Good News.  The engine started right up after the starter was replaced.   Kris did a happy dance.

Bad News.  The tach and oil sensor are not working.  The oil sensor we knew, and we have parts on order.  The tachometer will take a little work to figure out.    

Kris was going to work on the tach, but, it is cold outside - 50 degrees, and a bit of wind, so inside projects took the priority.

Short video showing how lumpy it got at the dock with 20 knot winds out of the north.

Some projects just beat you down

 It has been project after project time, as our date to sell the car and move the boat draws near.

We expect a certain amount of delay for each project, waiting on parts - sometimes ordering wrong part and having to re-order, unexpected issues and so on.    

There are other projects, that just beat you down.

We have been working on installing our new VHF antenna, our new cell phone booster, our new Wifi antenna, and our new GPS antenna.  All these go on our big aluminum arch on the back of the boat, and then the wires are fed through the aluminum tubes, down into the boat, under the bed, behind the guest stateroom storage drawers, and then up into the cabinet behind the TV into the respective control units mounted with power.   It is a time consuming project, but has been going well.  A couple of wrong fittings, fed one wire wrong and had to re-do, but all in all going well.    

A little bit of contortionism to get things hooked up, but all in all, progressing nicely.