On day 5 of moving aboard we had a number of milestones: a. There are now horizontal surfaces that do not contain boxes, parts and tools. b. We actually prepared a meal last night, and consumed it sitting down c. We loaded our belongings in such a way that we were able to rectify a 600lb difference in fuel load between the port and starboard tanks. Prior to provisioning the boat we had roughly 100 more gallons in the port tank then in the starboard. As we loaded the boat we purposefully placed the heavier items on the port side. This enabled us to move progressively more fuel from the port to the starboard and keep the boat in trim. When complete we have a boat that is ever so slightly heavy on the starboard side, but the fuel is within 5 gallons between the two tanks (if the sight gauges are accurate) d. Based on advice from the list, we have kept the storm plates on the boat, and utilized a locker to hold both them and spares for various systems. e. Finally, last night we got to watch a movie on our projection system. I didn't want to put a LCD or plasma TV on the boat, due to cost concerns and difficulties installing a TV lift, so I installed a HD projector. The video was stunning to say the least. Projected 10feet across the saloon the resulting image is more than 60inches across. It's like being in a movie theater. It really took the edge off 4 days of nonstop moving aboard. Thanks to the many that have provided advice on storage, moving aboard, keeping the spouse happy and numerous other things. Oh, finally a neat gift I just got. A FlipVideo recorder is a $120 camcorder with 1GB of storage that fits in the palm of your hand. It doesn't have lots of bells and whistles, but for simple movies it can't be beat. At just over $100 you don't worry about it falling in the water or being stolen. It will go with us everywhere allowing us to capture video of all our experiences. Thanks again to all those that helped so much, Scott Bulger, Alanui, N40II, Seattle WA