First Stop: Surfing, 2-3ft south swell. One other guy in the water, John, who I had met at this same spot 4 years ago. He was spending the night on his 18ft inflatable boat so we invited him over to the "Hotel Trimaran".
John came by and tied his boat up behind ours.. remarked on the trimaran's carpentry ("whoever built this boat actually knew how to build boats!") and for his good company he got the aft cabin, some Zinfandel, pizza, and a movie. Nice time all around!
Issues: Batteries
And finally-- we mustn't forget, this is after all a shakedown cruise... figuring out what "falls when we shake 'er up a bit". And we find the batteries are indeed dead - without the motor they simmer away quickly. The lights stay on for a few hours but the galley sink and main toilet flush are electric and take up too much juice. The engine starter battery is in a different circuit, so it stays fine. Some other minor issues popped up, but so far so good..
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