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Mystery solved
Having slept until lunchtime yesterday, we had a very gentle day pottering around the boat and finally watching a recording of the Olympic Opening Ceremony. We did dive down and look again at the propeller to see whether we could … Continue reading
There’s always something…..
The day started fine although overcast and forecast of drizzle. Lovely. However, for once the forecast was wrong and within an hour or so the sun broke through to give us blue skies. We sailed out of A Coruna with … Continue reading
The first thousand miles
We have now done over 1,000 nautical miles so we are more than two thirds the way to Gibraltar. It seems like only yesterday that we left Haslar Marina in Gosport for Cherbourg. We should have known that nothing would … Continue reading
As it should be…..
We have managed to complete our first ten hours motoring so from now on we should be able to use the new engine as normal. We went through the Raz de Sein at slack as planned with very little wind. … Continue reading
Back in Camaret
We decided that the best sea trial was to motor over to Camaret, just outside the Rade de Brest and a good stopping point en route to the Raz de Sein. The engine is completely different from the old one … Continue reading
Ready to go – sort of!
All of the snagging list has been completed today so we are now ready to take her out on a proper sea trial. Shame that it is gusting over 30 knots in the marina and lashing it down with rain. Still, the … Continue reading
First, very short sea trial of new engine
As posted yesterday, we thought that we would go onto the slipway to replace the propeller blades but Bruno Launay – the main man at Brest Marine Services – had other ideas. He wanted us to be hoisted up and … Continue reading
New engine up and running
The new engine has been running today and is almost ready for sea trials. There is still a bit of tidying up to do and checking that all is aligned correctly but it seems that we are definitely making progress. … Continue reading
New engine on boat!
So, at 1100 today we were moved by the friendly marina staff to the slipway so that the new engine could be lifted into the boat. Before this could happen we had to move a boat that had rafted up … Continue reading
Folding bicycles
We bought folding bicycles about 4 years ago on the basis that they would be useful when we were on the boat and needed to get to the shops. In truth, we haven’t used them much before now but they … Continue reading
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