Graptolite - Back East
Graptolite's Sailing Log
Martyn Pickup & Heike Richter
Wed 18 Aug 2010 21:45
Grapto was lowered gently back into the water a few weeks ago and then
refused to move away from the dock without being placated with a new starter
battery. It was all very embarrassing, especially as she had already been
treated to a many new toys recently.
My lad Tom came out a couple of weeks ago. We had a lot of time dashing
between pool and air-conditioned boat while the new sprayhood and bimini
canvas work was finally completed and the ever self-destructive
Fischer-Panda diesel generator was repaired. New fuel pump; new cylinder
ring; dodgy injector; blocked seawater pipes etc. I hate that machine and it
hates me.
Then Tom and I were out of Marmaris Bay and back to sea with some short hops
eastwards down to Gocek to be closer to Dalaman Airport. We anchored in some
nice little bays on the Lycian coast on the way. It was completely
stress-free apart from the main house batteries deciding that they too had
had enough and would also like to be recycled thank you very much. The big
batteries were replaced in Gocek and Tom was delivered into the perennially
tardy hands of Easyjet this evening.
M