So after the excitement of watching the big beast go out to sea yesterday I thought that was it......no I was wrong.
After showers, tidy and pack up we were off for the week and not coming back until Saturday when das captain has a date with his dad to bring his boat round and the girls are off to the theatre.
The sun was shining and there was a good wind, gusty in parts as we headed out under motor so a good swail for the day was in order.
Out in the sound as we were about to go under sail alone, the engine wouldn't go back into reverse, kept sticking and then wouldn't go into forward gear either.
We headed back to Jenny Cliff Bay, dropped the pick, and das captain went down to have a look. After a quick diagnosis and lots of swearing we made the painful decision to head back to port.
It wasn't painful in that it was the right thing to do, just painful as we were well and truely hacked off!
After getting her back in safely, with the throttle still sticking, the rear cabin was dismantled and the back locker unloaded onto the pontoon so full access could be had to the engine.
Das captain has diagnosed the problem but it is a hell of a job which he can't do alone. So we are port bound as a floating caravan for the rest of the week.
Hey Ho, the sun is still shining brightly and we shall use the dinghy for some epic voyages out instead.
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After showers, tidy and pack up we were off for the week and not coming back until Saturday when das captain has a date with his dad to bring his boat round and the girls are off to the theatre.
The sun was shining and there was a good wind, gusty in parts as we headed out under motor so a good swail for the day was in order.
Out in the sound as we were about to go under sail alone, the engine wouldn't go back into reverse, kept sticking and then wouldn't go into forward gear either.
We headed back to Jenny Cliff Bay, dropped the pick, and das captain went down to have a look. After a quick diagnosis and lots of swearing we made the painful decision to head back to port.
It wasn't painful in that it was the right thing to do, just painful as we were well and truely hacked off!
After getting her back in safely, with the throttle still sticking, the rear cabin was dismantled and the back locker unloaded onto the pontoon so full access could be had to the engine.
Das captain has diagnosed the problem but it is a hell of a job which he can't do alone. So we are port bound as a floating caravan for the rest of the week.
Hey Ho, the sun is still shining brightly and we shall use the dinghy for some epic voyages out instead.
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Location:Plymouth
Poor you at least you have the weather on your side. If it were raining it would be really bad!
ReplyDeleteCommiserations you two, hope it's fixed soon!
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