Much rushing around today getting ready to go. Sent the dead chart plotter off to the menders, last minute fettling, wash down the cockpit and decks, stow the cockpit tent etc
Then it was round to the marina to diesel up and a lift and scrub. She wasn't badly fouled at all, just lots of small barnacles. The antifoul will need freshening up before next year though and the epoxy has failed in a few spots on the keel (but a good deal less than I expected)
The wind caught me all ends up going onto the slip which resulted in some fresh scrapes which I promptly touched up when I got back to the river pontoon
Then I was off to check on a Westerly Renown that had rather a lot of water in the bilge. Advised the young lady owner of the location of her (manual) bilge pump and put about twenty turns on the stern gland greaser! Reckon that will sort it!
Glen arrived and stowed his gear then we repaired to the pub for grub and beer.
The weather tomorrow is looking a bit pants so we've decided to delay our departure by 24 hours. We're not under pressure to get going and Thursday looks a lot more promising so we'll fettle a few things tomorrow that could do with fettling and then head down to Burnham or the Brankfleet for the night
Then it was round to the marina to diesel up and a lift and scrub. She wasn't badly fouled at all, just lots of small barnacles. The antifoul will need freshening up before next year though and the epoxy has failed in a few spots on the keel (but a good deal less than I expected)
The wind caught me all ends up going onto the slip which resulted in some fresh scrapes which I promptly touched up when I got back to the river pontoon
Then I was off to check on a Westerly Renown that had rather a lot of water in the bilge. Advised the young lady owner of the location of her (manual) bilge pump and put about twenty turns on the stern gland greaser! Reckon that will sort it!
Glen arrived and stowed his gear then we repaired to the pub for grub and beer.
The weather tomorrow is looking a bit pants so we've decided to delay our departure by 24 hours. We're not under pressure to get going and Thursday looks a lot more promising so we'll fettle a few things tomorrow that could do with fettling and then head down to Burnham or the Brankfleet for the night
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