Another week past, and different tradesmen coming and going daily. The washing machine and breadmaker are off hopefully to be fixed. The wiring aboard is proving a larger problem as we cannot work out why the batteries are over 12 volts until suddenly at around mid 80% you put even one amp load and they [...]

It is 11am and we have just had the last, I hope, drama of February. I will however start with the list as we know it.

Well, the first week is over, and we have made huge progress. That is backwards financially, and forwards with work! The starboard engine sadly has one piston that is too badly corroded, so a re-bore and larger pistons. The parts are to be ordered and time is ticking by. The estimate of cost is now horrible, [...]

Today, the fibreglassers have ground away a large patch under the stern, it is right back to solid clean and dry surface, they are now preparing to start the actual re glass. The motor has two cylinders with very light salt water corrosion which can be honed out, the Yanmar man thinks, we will know more [...]

The trip back was NOT fun, we had current against us again......up to 2kts at times, plus wind from the SE, yes, but our course was SE ! Huey was unkind to us 15 to 20kts on the last 24 hrs meant an exhausting, frustrating motor-sail as close to the wind as possible. This was made worse by the very busy [...]