UPS has been going overtime. This is the list of things I'm hauling to the boat:

1. O Rings for my Oil Cooler
2. Bronze plug for same
3. A new 5 1/2" 7/16 Fine Thread bolt, for the oil cooler
4. Replacement deck shower nozzle
5. Jerry's Refrigeration Pump (he shipped it to me)
6. LED Stern Light (My Goiot fresnel lens broke on the last crossing, and I can't source another one)
7. 12v inline fuel pump (for priming and for the generator)
8. A big Rivet Tool
9. Assorted Rivets
10. A thread sert tool (very cool- like rivets, but for inserting threads)
12. New 160A Fuse that I blew last time
13. New Aquis towels (to replace the ones I took off the boat so long ago)
14. A new Furuno GP32 (to replace my GP30, which has gotten snooty and isn't talking to the other instruments)
15. 30' of 3/4" ID Raw water hose, to replace the line from the oil cooler to the tranmission cooler, and to the exhaust elbow. (And new All stainless hose clamps!)
16. New material (and slides) for curtains
17. New sunbrella and eisenglass for dodgers (and the old ones for patterns)
18. New vinyl tablecloth
19. My rebuilt Lewmar 25, to put back on the mizzen mast
20. New stainless steel bolts for the winch
21. Sandblaster attachment, for cleaning the mizzen mast
22. Miscellaneous zincs
23. A surprise present for Karen & Jerry
24. 2 new impellers for the generator
25. New speaker boxes and speakers to mount in the bridgedeck coaming
26. Replacement 1/4 FPT valve, for draining the muffler
27. A drill pump and attachments for cleaning out the siphon break with acid

Thankfully, I can check two bags for free, since I'm now a Gold AAdvantage member!

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