1. The pylon is now ready for electronics installation. There
remains a very slight lean to the southeast which Hector
and myself can adjust on the next trip - Jan. 9. The
NOAA emblems and web address side is pointing
due magnetic North. There is no twisting observed
on the baseplate tie downs. The light is operational and
can be seen from the town on the horizon at night.
2. Additional concrete was added to the base. We would
like to build it up a bit more on the next trip.
3. A great amount of biofouling - algae and barnacles- was
observed on the chains and stainless shackles for the upper
1/3 of the water column. This occurred in the 54 days since
deployment. We removed most of this and also cleaned each
of the legs.
4. All stored equipment, concrete, and red box had not been
tampered and our remaining hand truck was with the equipment.
--Jules Craynock