today collected some yaya (great Fijian word for 'stuff') to go to the boat, plus all my better tools to relocate to more secure storage while i'm gone. Will have to forward mail (which i nev4r read anyway) to a trusted friend.
another ~raft possibility is this kayak, which'd be cool but it's longer, heavier. (Heavy, important, cuz it likely'll end up stored on the roof.)
did some research re electrical. One of the ~problems i had when i did my test-trip in WA was that my inverter shut off when the engine ran at cruising speed (~20mph). Lower speeds it was fine. So i think the engine puts out too many volts when running ~fast. I need my computer, cellphone, "gadget" (Cathy's term for satellite-textmessager), lantern, etc, to charge up while i'm running during the day. Also, tho' the boat already already has 2 good marine batteries, i am so paranoid about the batts running down in the afternoon/eve due to the electronic devices and the "anchor lite" which law requires i leave on all night long, that i want a third battery. So maybe if i got a volt-regulator for the 3rd batt, i'd be ok? But i don't know about such things.
Deathly slow internet here at Covington Mill complicates everything. Hoping it'll be faster in Alaska.
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