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It looks like today will be the day we have been waiting for. There appears to be a three day window opening today, maybe longer. High tide is around noon so we should get out of here around then if they open the bar and Ken (our friend from Portland) arrives on time. Waves are large but well spaced. Shouldn't have any problems. Wind Raven is very sea worthy. The further south we get the better the weather and seas look. If the weather holds and we don't have any more electrical problems, we should make San Francisco or hopefully Monterey Bay. Boy, wouldn't that be a treat after the last three weeks.

We are still finding glitches in the electrical. I am not able to separate the house batteries from the starting battery. I disconnected the + post on the starting battery and the engine still turns over, no matter where the master switch is turned. I did this by putting a cut off switch on the + side. This morning I will move it to the Neg side and see if that will work as a temporary fix.

Judy called around and located a refrigeration repair man recommended by Englund Marine here. He is an independent worker and not only amiable, courteous, and good, but very reasonable. He drove a half hour each way, worked over two hours, and only charged $75.00. To top that off, he gave me a badly needed education on my refrigeration system. Also he came over at 8PM after another job he was working on. His first name is Matt and (541)  551-0864. He also said that he can troubleshoot over the phone. I don't know how he would charge for this service, or if he only does it for existing customers. I recommend him highly!