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09/18/2007 Entry: "Beautiful Sunset on Lake Michigan tonight."

Arriving at the boat early I ate dinner earlier than ususal. After doing this and with some relaxed time on my hands I went down to the Saugatuck public Beach called Oval Beach. There I listened to a book on tape - Horse Whisperers- and watched the sun go down. From the time of touching the horizon to the full departure took only 5 minutes but I was there for 45 minutes listening to the tape. This is a good book and the characters are still developing. It would be a very good read - probably better than the tape.
There were not very many people on the beach compared to the summer. Sailboats are being hauled every day and I feel a bit forelorn. Retirement is not too far away in months and I can expect to spend a lot of winter hours varnishing things if all goes as planned. I have plenty of seams to caulk too - that will take a full months of 8 hour days. I want to insulate the pole barn down at the lake too.

New Voltmeter for the boat: I Installed the new Hoyt Model 560 voltmeter in the boat tonight. The P/N on the box is N9263-D2391-00. It is just like the original. Price was about $70 but it exactly fits the old holes and bolt patterns so it was worth it. Now I can tell if shore power is connected and the voltage before I flip the switch to the charger/inverter and if the circuits are really dead before I work on things electrical. However, I am not entirely convinced that I should put it on the hot side of the circuit breaker. I will have to think about it for a while.

The new medicine seems to be working and this is a relief.