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Day 261-262 Repairig damaged countertop in galley, main sail measurements, AIS issues, sonme small things, AND NICE SAILING

Very active sailing day on Sunday  20-25kn wind and 2-3ft sea with 34 seconds period. Almost horse back riding. Well working autopilot make difference ;-)    Saturday boat work  report Repair countertop.   I had to re-sand and re-oil after mistakenly put a very hot coffee maker to countertop. It was a great idea to use tang oil to  finish galley countertop. After complete disaster (burned circle) I was able to do repair almost without evidence. Yes, some elbow grease had to be used but it is nothing compare to what it will be in case if surface would be varnished. Check and proof possibility to get sound from my RPi5 over Bluetooth to have Openplotter to sound loud.   Made some adjustments on Autopilot (pypilot), decreased current over clutch to 30% and increased max rotation speed. Result is impressive, on Sunday we cruised under autopilot at short period 2-3 ft sea with 20-25kn wind with no drama.  My Maiana AIS have got water (somehow) and...