Mar. 2, 2008 - ahhh.....

It was fantastic to be back on the boat!!!!!!!

A good few jobs done as well.....

We got the sails back on.... easy enough with the Genoa, but quite a challenge with the main in a good stiff breeze.... still.... we got there.....

the sprayhood is back on... thee liferfat is back ni its cradle... the danbuoy sits happily on the rail again... the lifebelt and light are back.......  we're ready for sea!

I couldn't get the tender in the car, so that'll have to wait until next weekend, or the weekend after...

The engine started first turn, and my new water injector elbow was completely watertight.... so thats a good start too!

Only downside was the fridge drain hose.... I'd previously mused as to whether the loop in the pipe was to stop the sea coming in..... and surely it was!......when I opened the seacock, the sea came into the fridge rather than vice versa!... sadly, with the loop in place, the top of the pipe is above the bottom of the fridge rendering it completely useless...... so... I stopped at the chandlery on the way home, and bought a one way valve.... lets see if that works... if not, the next phase is to buy a small electric pump and put that behind the one way valve... and fit a small switch somewhere... that'll work!

You can tell we are back in early though.... still lots of spaces in the marina... definitely needed the heating on... and the water on the pontoon was still turned off.... so no filling the tanks.... and no testing the repaired shower fitting on the transom.... however... with the cold snap forecast for next week... no worrying about the pipes freezing either!