Phase 2 -Update 2

Quick update and some local news:

> took in Genaker to have sock installed;it is now back on board and will make using this sail a piece of cake.
> Hank showed up and did final install of bimini along with the side panels; the design works and looks good. In Hank's words " it is not often that a project is both functional and looks good". He did this to our spec , not something he had done before and it looks good.
> I repaired the plumbing problem we had on the VIA trip, wherein the foot pump for the sea water [ to use for rinsing,etc to reduce water usage] also had a 3-way valve to allow it to be used as manual pump for the fresh water. However, the 3-way could be set to have all 3 connections hydraulically connected : the result was we ended up with sea water filling the fresh water tank. I've installed a ball valve on the line from the fresh water tank to prevent this happening again.
> tracked down lingering small water leak; i think they are all now fixed...will see [hear?]
> I had a quick chat with another Valiant that dropped anchor last night, "Faneui" ..this is the Valiant robin and I swapped photo's with 3 years ago; they had tried to catch up to us while we were inching our way homeward after our engine 'problem'. They motored over on their way out and remembered that we "won the race we had".....

Local news:
> you may not have heard but they have now recovered a 4th foot on a beach; there have been 4 right feet found on beaches in the gulf islands and near Vancouver. No speculation as to origin yet!
> guy who has taken over the old office of Taylor'd charters is an IT guy who is using it as a "home " office.... met him because he tracked me down- he found my boat note book at the phone booth[ my brain/memory!!] and managed to find me via a receipt from UK sails...good detective work. Also met his neighbor who is on exec of N.Sidney Yacht club who invited me over to see the club some time,etc. He also mentioned that he has delivered boats from Hawaii; on his last trip the Pacific High forced them to sail north of Vancouver Island! and return via inside passage. He also pointed out 2 boats on the hard being repaired -- they were boats leaving here to join last weekend's Swiftsure race; one boat went aground on rock outside of the marina , the other on Zero Rock. The later has major damage to his keel and they have to cut away his interior to repair it -- ouch!

PS: will upload some photo's when I find the cable I need to transfer between camera and computer [ I had it yesterday but it appears to have gone walkabout!!]