View from the Mast - Photos
Ile Jeudi
Bob and Lin Griffiths
Wed 8 Jun 2011 14:30
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Wednesday 8 June 2011
Having got a result with the oven yesterday it was
time to resolve the lack of wind instrument readings. I checked the wiring
at the base of the mast but nothing seemed amiss. It couldn't be put it
off any longer - it needed a trip up the mast. This is not my
favourite place (Happy Birthday Bob) and it is a lot of hard work for Lin who
has to winch me up in a 'Bosun's Chair'.
I detached the wind indicator carefully
which was nerve wracking in case I dropped it from this great height (19
meteres up). Anyway, the attachment seemed fine and afterwards we
found that, sure enough, the readings were still blank. Time to get the
electrician back so we called him to arrange for him to come to the boat later
today.
We motored back to the anchorage off the Marina and
I fetched 'Goekhan' in the dinghy. He did various tests, confirmed there
was an open circuit somewhere and found a break in one of the
wires where it exits the foot of the mast above deck. So the
problem was not at the connections below deck or those at the masthead but in
between! He repaired the connection and insulated it. Instrument
readings back again!
Whilst we had Goekhan trapped on board we got him
to try to resolve our Engine 'stop solenoid'. We had to remove a fuel line
and the throttle cable but he expanded the spring and we hope this will improve
things for a while (the engine hasn't been switching off with the key when it
should). He also fitted some new cabin lights in the aft cabin which I had
bought a year ago!
Here are a couple of pictures from up the
mast:-
 Apologies for the knee which was frantically
gripping the mast:-
 We were going to go ashore for a meal for my
birthday but decided against it in the end. We hadn't been to a
supermarket for a few days so were low on fresh food. So, Fray Bentos
Steak and Kidney Pie it was then! Actually it was
lovely. |