Droning
27 October 2018 | En Route Madagascar Day 3
Saturday 27 October 2018
Ennui is probably better than hardship, but it is rather boring.. who knew? Given the price of diesel, motoring is right expensive, but at least, after cleaning tanks and dumping irrecoverable fuel, Yanmar is again developing full power and purring like a kitten - a noisy, smelly kitten. One assumes that the significant, but not abusive roll, (with little wind it's probably as calm as this ocean ever gets) would have loosened any remaining detritus in the one tank that couldn't be completely wiped down and from which we have been running for some time. Also, except for a main sheet shackle pin unscrewing itself (somebody forgot the safety wire, has been reprimanded and will be confined to ship for several days) freeing the boom to attempt escape, all bits and pieces are operating admirably.
Jack