Things that go broke.
05 November 2011 | La Cruz De Huanacastle
Gabriellas G-Pa
Left the anchorage at Pujero Island in front lf hotel row Mazatlan early in the morning for ANOTHER overnighter to Chacala. I will sail by Isla Isabella and San Blas because I'm on a mission to get to Barra. On the way down the coast I noticed my prop shaft vibrating, so I put it in reverse to see if I could shake off anything that coould be on the prop. No luck. So I stopped the boat and dropped sail and went diving in the 86 degree water and sure enough it was a heavy piece of plastic sheeting. Cut it off and climbed out of the water and presto...smooth running shaft. At least that dive wasn't in the middle of the night with the boat tossing around a rough sea. A couple hours later I was checking my sail and I spotted my sail track broke and lifted up pulling a half dozen screws out. So into my trusty bin of gadgets to fix that problem. Three hose clamps and about 20 minutes later problem solved. And to think that my son laughs at me for all the duck tape, chewing gum, and instant glue that I purchase. Can you say McGyver? I'll post the plastic and repair jobs in the gallery. Pulled into my tropical anchorage of Chacala and went ashore. I visited with a Enlish girl married to a Mexican from Guadalajara and operates a restaurant/palapa on the beach. They have excellent food and were written up in the Oct.18 edition of The Log, a southern California boating newspaper. I had a delicious Mahi Mahi dinner and relaxed for the night. Oh yeah, the name of the place is Chac Mool.