External Helm

So this past weekend wasn't strictly a boat one, as we were out & about for Lauren's birthday,  but our external helm parts arrived from NY and like a kid at Christmas, I couldn't resist tearing it all apart and seeing what we've got.

Essentially, what's arrived is the pedestal (need lengthening), the sheaves for guiding the steering cable to the rudder, and a stainless rail for hanging onto when things get a bit rough.

Typically, our stainless wheel isn't going to fit so we need to also have the guy ship another wheel from NY, but that'll give me time to get everything installed before I fit the wheel and want to go out testing.

That's about it for this week - another three day weekend is coming up and we have a rather large list of items to get done before the cold weather hits (7 degrees this morning! SEVEN!)