We enjoyed a wonderful dinner at our friend Silverio's house in Mazatlan, prepared by Silverio and his wife Estella. We were pleased to meet his sons daughters-in-law, and little granddaughter Camilla (2). She was so cute!
Silverio runs a jewelry stand by the pool at the Marina El Cid, and Francois has spent many afternoons there helping Silverio out and learning jewelry making.
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05/06/2007
Today, we got the problem with the head fixed. I snaked out the drain and filled the holding tank with water. One or both of these strategies managed to get the macerator pump going again.
And the injuries to my leg and foot are getting better. The bandages came off today. I am lucky, that I am currently taking antibiotics the last few days to treat an ear infection. Those antibiotics are serving a dual purpose for preventing infection of my injuries as well.
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05/05/2007, Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico
Two bad things happened today. One, I was climbing on the breakwater to watch a boat enter the channel and slipped, falling with all my weight onto jagged rock, putting deep abrasions in my shin, sole of the foot, and wrist. The wounds on the shin are spread out so I have to wear this big Ace bandage until it heals, which means I can't swim for a while.
Two, we found that the macerator on the holding tank doesn't work. Either there's a clog somewhere or we have to replace the pump (fortunately I carry a spare). So we have to work on the "head" system yet again. This falls into the category of yacht repair I would characterize as "unpleasant". arrrrgh!!!!
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Great to hear from you again. OUCH on the fall on the rocks. Right now I have a margarita on the rocks, mucho better than skin on the rocks!! Hope you get everything done on the boat without more problemas and get out there to sail and explore. Glad to hear you are all doing well and back in the sailing mode. Take good care and enjoy for us here. It snowed yesterday!
Just wanted to say hi. I did a blog for The Roy Show and found your blog. I am still doing the show and still cruising each year on ANN MARIE.
If you have the chance write back. My e mail is amvoyage@aol.com
Jim of the sailing vessel Anne Marie from Santa Monica, CA, puts on a puppet show, "the Roy Orbishark Show", for kids and adults while in Mazatlan. Francois helped out, handling the clams and other cast members.
In the photo above Jim the puppeteer and Francois receive applause from the audience.
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Tout simplement géniale cette vidéo !
Je ne sais pas ou vous avez trouvé ces coquilles St Jacques ...mais moi j'en ai vu des centaines dans l'anse de Carentec et aucune ne chantait !!! ;)
Bisous à tous
Jeff et Renée
Loved the Blue Bayou with the crooning shark and backup clams. Have a great adventure.
Dan
Yesterday we got the faulty seacock (valve) replaced. We were able to do it without hauling the boat out by putting a wooden plug in the through-hull while replacing the valve.
Also, replaced the faulty kitchen faucet with a new one. And we hired a local guy to strip and revarnish the teak on our boat, which was showing some wear.
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Pascale and Antoine do his History lesson together on board Calou. Antoine is learning about the Ottoman Empire. His retention is very good and he passes his quizzes easily. History is probably his favorite subject. Besides that he does English grammar, spelling, science and math.
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Today I rebuilt the head (marine toilet), using the rebuild kit I had brought with us. This consists of completely disassembling the complicated system and replacing all the O-rings, flapper valves, and the like. This has to be the sailor's LEAST FAVORITE chore!
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04/24/2007, Mazatlan, Mexico
There's a saying, that sailboat cruising amounts to "doing boat repairs in exotic tropical locales".
There's also the adage, "that which doesn't get used, breaks". Well, we left our boat unused for six weeks, and after coming back a few days ago, we have to contend with some repairs, all plumbing related.
1. the seacock for the holding tank is stuck in the closed position.
2. the head (toilet) does not flush.
3. the kitchen faucet drips, needs to be replaced.
#1 is the most serious; I have to replace a 1-1/2" ball valve that is threaded onto a thru-hull fitting. Removing it would let seawater into the boat so I have to either, (a) haul the boat out of the water or (b) plug the thru-hull from the outside using the services of a diver. Getting the old valve off and the new one on wil be difficult because of the tight clearances of cabinetry around the valve.
#2 is annoying but not a big problem since I brought with me a rebuild kit for the Raritan PH-II marine toilet. I plan to tackle this one today.
#3 should be not too bad provided I can find the right replacement faucet size at the Home Depot here in Mazatlan.
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[prise l'à travers-coque de l'extérieur en utilisant les services d'un plongeur]
Bon ben j'arrive alors !
Bisous
Jeff
