With the purchase of a used 100 AH AGM battery (all 75 pounds of it), Hattie L now has a functioning electrical system. It was a most pleasant reaction when I turned on the navigation and running lights and they all worked! This is surprising for a boat that may have been out of the water for up to 10 years.
The next step may be to rewire the cabin lights since they don't seem to work - and I bought four LED light fixtures for the cabin. With the addition of a utility outlet (cigarette lighter fixture) and a small inverter I will be basically done with the functional tasks of the Helms 25.
I obtained the original Bimini from the prior owner but it is a bit inconvenient. Since the boom simply sits on a pin on the mast (for the roller furling main) the boom can easily slip off the mast when the main is not deployed. Opening the Bimini requires lifting the boom and it usually falls off the mast - bummer - but just a pain in the butt is all it means. I don't believe that the Bimini can be up when sailing either. Will do the best we can with what we have.
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