divine intervention?

A friend and customer of mine passed away after bouts with two types of cancer and a chronic pneumonia. As a nun, she was very adept at encouraging me, and others to do their best and rely on Gods hand to help through difficult times.
Imagine my reaction last night when I boarded Jack Sprat to find her normally flooded bilge, dry. I actually kept pumping the handle as I could not believe what i was hearing. So I got on my hands and knees to look. Yep, no bilge juice. 
OK next job; use penetrine and wire brush to clean off corrosion and try the lock but. Let's say, its a work on progress.
Next was the anchor light. Reading Fatty Goodlander earlier today I was well chastened to take on any electrical challenge. But apparently its 99% gonna be a corroded negative terminal. Tos was a 1%er, I discovered the globe had popped out from its spring holders. Squeeze, pop it in, voila! 
Job 4, chainplates. I had planned to make and fit external plates but when I looked again, with a positive headset, I realised the old 8mm u-bolts just needed replacing. Too easy, once I get the new parts. :)  But that lower fitting, half cut through when some careless dude was deadheading the old u-bolts, has got to go! 
I feel good! Na na Nana nuh. 

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