New Surfboard for an Old Surfer

Well, we are still in the same place as we were for the last website update, but we have been busy! Big news is that Steve had a new surfboard made here in Panama which is an exact replica of his favorite 1970's style pintail. We'll show you some pictures of the whole process. We've also completed all the painting of Liward - YEAH - a huge project! Other things keeping us busy have been three coats of varnish, sanding the teak decks, changing the main engine crankshaft seal, repairing a fuel leak in the generator, installing a new high frequency radio, as well as a new VHF radio, and replacing the wind generator. Whew! See, cruising on your own boat is not all fun! When the painting was completed we made a 3 week trip back to Jupiter, Florida to enjoy the new condo. After all, we didn't want to sit around watching paint dry! And yes, the Square Grouper is our favorite neighborhood bar! Now we are back on board Liward working away. We still have a pretty long list to complete before we can leave the marina. Like replacing our 26 year old freezer, installing a newer technology inverter and battery charger, finish up installing our new canvas, break-in our new dingy outboard engine, and a new fresh water pump. The biggest item still in progress is getting the new stainless bow pulpit delivered and installed. And why are we doing all this? Because in January/February, we plan to transit the Panama Canal and head to the South Pacific via the Galapagos. And in true Liward fashion we are replacing anything that we think might fail and adding some improvements. So we promise, the website should start getting a lot more interesting as we get back to cruising and fun!