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Still Going Nowhere Slowly

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Still Going Nowhere Slowly
Foolish, foolish! There’s no other way to describe the process of thinking the worst of a situation without contemplating the obvious. So when you think the VHF has gone on the blink try the on-off button? Instead of taking the panel off getting the multi-meter testing everything that could be tested,” gee everything is live?” Only to have Kenny press the on off button and viola’ on comes the VHF, I felt a fool! a little wiser, but a fool non the less. Before, Struan, could once again head for where the sky meets the sea, there were once again, as always, a few boat chores, to get her shipshape. The spinnaker winches were making a noise like an ox-wagons after the rain! With trepidation the taking a winch apart without a manual was taken on. Needless to say the fears where groundless as Barbarossa had thought of that, so the process was rather simple and with cleaning and a little go fast, in no time I had the winches “werrring” comfortably. The water-cooling took a little longer but through the process of elimination and a lot of starting the engine, running down to see if the water was being pumped, and then running to the tell tale to see if the water was running? The problems areas were sorted out and once again we have water flowing through the interchanger. memo to self “Never ever doubt Kenny!” Yes the Jebsco pump did need a gasket!!!!!! Struan was once again good to go! We headed off!! Going no where slowly to that point where the sea meets the sky, only to turn around and head for home. With cold beers on the deck and friendly banter, another Sunday well spent! Going nowhere slowly! Mission accomplished!!!! Next week we’ll go there again? Derek Bouwer Maybe next week Struan will get there. :-) Full Story »

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