The day before I simply have no energy left to make my way into Gordon's and Carol's boat, so I just spend the day firing the 800 circa emails required to keep everything running: back home, the crew, the other countless people that keep on writing to me from everywhere asking about the now or what about in a year?
Sure the hardest thing to make clear is how difficult it is to have even a sketchy plan when sailing...one could find paradise and wish to stay, or find hell and decide to move on ASAP, not including sea and weather factors!
However, it's all in good nature, and to some extent it is easier to say tentatively where I'll be next year rather than in three months...
So, having seen already most of the obvious things, today I decide to tackle what for most is the main point of interest of any boat, a yachtman's pride: the Engine Room.
At first I get around looking at plumbing and sea caulks, valves, tanks. Then we open it up to take a look at the 150HP Ford monster propelling these mere twentytwo tons of concrete and steel.
The panels are removed. The engine is fire red, also spotless, no loose wiring, lots of cable ties everywhere, two good lights there, all new and greaseless. A bit of belt dust on the alternator pulleys but not much else. See through water separator, brand new filters, access all around and a fairly clean bilge too.
What to say? Shall we try it out? Tomorrow at 8:30am? OK!
Sure the hardest thing to make clear is how difficult it is to have even a sketchy plan when sailing...one could find paradise and wish to stay, or find hell and decide to move on ASAP, not including sea and weather factors!
However, it's all in good nature, and to some extent it is easier to say tentatively where I'll be next year rather than in three months...
So, having seen already most of the obvious things, today I decide to tackle what for most is the main point of interest of any boat, a yachtman's pride: the Engine Room.
At first I get around looking at plumbing and sea caulks, valves, tanks. Then we open it up to take a look at the 150HP Ford monster propelling these mere twentytwo tons of concrete and steel.
The panels are removed. The engine is fire red, also spotless, no loose wiring, lots of cable ties everywhere, two good lights there, all new and greaseless. A bit of belt dust on the alternator pulleys but not much else. See through water separator, brand new filters, access all around and a fairly clean bilge too.
What to say? Shall we try it out? Tomorrow at 8:30am? OK!
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