October/November/December Now the real work began. Waxing her and preparing to cover her for the winter. But not before Mark climbs the mast and installs the radar. Almost every weekend since then work continues to get done. Things like moving the hot water heater, installing the new invented air cleaner cartridges, wiring for the radar, installing the solar panels to keep the batteries topped off, and taking all essentials off the boat for the winter. The new GPS has arrived and plans to install that move forward. The winds have continuously become a problem beating up the tarp as the season moves along. The lower temperatures make the stitched areas of the tarp more brittle and are easily torn. Patching the tarp will be a constant battle over the winter, but it is doing a fine job.