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Days#278 Galveston bay sailing with friends, cleaning lazarette

Sailing   We had a great time out on the water this weekend. It was my birthday, and we spent six lovely hours on the bay. The water was almost flat, and the wind was just 3–6 knots—perfect for a relaxing day. No sporty sailing, no drills, less than 10 degrees of heel, and speeds of 2–5.5 knots—whatever the wind gave us. We even enjoyed hot tea and birthday cake (Napoleon) underway, thanks to our big boy: a 3.5 kWh battery and a 3 kW inverter       Just me    Boat work  Next day little work on boat was done. But Coffee is the first. So, what got done: A little software fix before we headed out. I fixed an annoyance with the NavPod: the button to activate the autopilot didn’t automatically set the current heading as the target heading. Now it works as autopilots normally do—press AUTO, and the boat continues on its current heading. Adding a cockpit shower. The work is partially done: the cold water line is routed to the lazarette, and a ball valve and s...