While our coastal boat is simple for it's size, it's still a complex mass of systems.

The big ones first: Sails- raising, dousing, trimming, all checked out. In fact, vastly improved(we'd find the next day), with nearly new sails. Raising the hoist block for the lazy jacks has improved dousing and furling(we'd sail off a mooring and off an anchor in 24 hours-fun!)

Equally important, the auxiliary engine system. Instant starts, smooth ample power underway, full charging to 2 new house bank storage batteries- all check.

And this is not tongue in cheek-simple items, like the dinghy's oars and locks have a few seasons service left. Repairs have made that good as new, all of which we enjoyed on an evening row around the anchorage.

Of course you can always count on the ice box to work but it's still an important sailing system for us. And we decided against uploading movies onto the iPad(I'm a movie junkie at home). Reading has become an even more precious form of entertainment on the boat. So the old cabin lights all turned on and did their job.

It's a great feeling when everything works, especially on an older boat. Stuff doesn't last forever.

Best of all was just getting 'there' and turning it all off. I haven't heard insect surround sound in a year. It's amazing! Most of all, we just took in the warm late sun, after a too long Maine winter. Good food, cool drinks, exhale.

What didn't work? --- "Tom, we're out of water", Mary Ann said looking at the galley faucet. ---"We're on the boat, you have to flip a switch".--- "Oh,...yeah", she remembers reaching in the gizmo box. ---- "Grrrrrrrrrr......", goes the fw pump, that works as well.