Log of s/v Bellerophon

Jim was up early cleaning the deck, but unfortunately our deck brush suffered an unfortunate accident. We searched high and low for a marine store or a hardware store in downtown Mystic but alas -- the nearest one is farther than we're willing to walk. I guess a clean deck will just have to wait until our next port of call.

Realizing that Wells and Marguerite are bringing wine, we decided we'd best clear some room in the wine locker. So far we've made room for at least one bottle and we're working on our second.

Calibrated the fuel gauge. It now reads fairly accurate, though it is perhaps 1/8th of a tank conservative. That will work in our favor some day.

Alternator seems to be much improved and the charging system is working great. An hour and a half of motoring brought the working battery bank up to full charge. Hot water heater also seems to be working well.