Adhamas (Milos Town)
Ile Jeudi
Bob and Lin Griffiths
Sat 2 Jul 2011 13:36
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36:43.37N 24:26.70E
Saturday 2 July 2011
Distance Run 10 Miles
I changed the pump impeller as a precaution because
if there is air in the system it is possible it has been running dry and might
be damaged. As it turned out the old impeller seemed fine but better
safe than sorry. I also tightened the alternator belt as this had been
squealing.
We had a swim then lunch before motoring (again)
around to a bay on the west side of Milos where the main town lies.
As we reversed towards the quay we came to let down
the anchor and the windlass stopped working! Without the electric windlass
it would be reasonably easy to let the anchor down manually it would be a
different matter to haul it up by hand again when we leave (the anchor is 30Kg
and the 10mm chain is rather heavy when there is 30 meteres or more out).
Fortunately there was a mooring line on the quay so we abandoned the idea of
using the anchor and used the tailed mooring line instead instead of the
anchor.
I opened up the remote control for the windlass and
found a broken connection. After a lot of fiddling we soldered the
connection again.
We settled down to shower and clean up to
find that the fresh water pump wasn't priming again - the one I
thought we had fixed it back in Kos but apparently not. So no running
water to wash dishes, have a shower or make drinks for the time being! Lin
went to find a supermarket while I attacked the water system.
When the pump doesn't prime it normally means air
is getting into the system somewhere between the water tank(s) and the pump or
alternatively the pump itself is letting in air. I remade all the
connections I could find and eventually changed the pump as well. We
finally had a water supply again and went ashore in bad
humour for a meal out at about 9pm.
This is the most westerly Aegean island for us
before we reach the Greek mainland and the passage will be about 75 miles.
At 5 to 6 knots this should take about 12 to 15 hours. We want reasonable
winds around Cape Malea, which is at the SE point of the Greek Peleponese
mainland and has a rather fearsome reputation. Yachts sometimes wait a
week or more for favourable weather to get around the point. The weather
looks like it will be windy tomorrow and the sea rough so we will stay in
Milos.
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