Boat maintenance is taking over. I got problems with my head
– every cruiser’s worst nightmare. I thought maybe something got stuck in a
through hull when I was power washed, because my toilet isn’t flushing
properly. So I jumped in (the bay) to unblock it. All hoses were clear, so I
took the pump apart. Crap everywhere, literally, but I found the problem. I
bought and fitted a new diaphragm and valves, cleaned everything and put it
back together. And what do you know, now I don’t need to go…
my ensuite
My new outboard is heavy to lift on and off the boat from
the dinghy, so I made a harness for the engine, and ran a line through the end
of my boom so I can winch it up and swing it round into the cockpit. I fixed
the air leak in the dinghy but water is still coming in. I’m not sure I can fix
it, the whole transom needs resealing… My solution for the moment is to go
fast, to plane whenever possible – that gets the water out.
birdy on my bowsprit
I’ve also been busy earning money. Last weekend I managed a
booth at the USA College Fair in the Hyatt Hotel Port of Spain. I got paid a
few hundred bucks, got to try out the Hyatt’s infinity pool, even got some
little bottles of shampoo.
full moon in Chaguaramas (M/V Zorro on the right)
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