Queensway Quay Marina
Ile Jeudi
Bob and Lin Griffiths
Wed 31 Aug 2011 11:51
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Monday 29 to Wednesday 31 August 2011
Lin went to the large Morrisons on Monday and did a
'mega shop' for mainly tinned items for the big trip and then spent 3 hours
finding a home for it all. These are the fall back provisions for when
fresh food has run out during the 3 week Atlantic crossing.
I had another go at the fresh water system and
found that I had damaged a diaphragm on the pump when I
had reassembled it recently so I had introduced a second problem into
the system at some point. The new clear pipework had made it
simple to see that air had been getting in at the pump, as it had earlier in
tracing the crack on the pump pre-filter. Problem solved this
time.
We met Ted, the 'Hydrovane fitter' (he
is retired - it's more of a hobby for him really) on Monday and
we made a start by measuring up the job on Wednesday so I could visit various
builders and plumbers merchants to get pipes, nuts and bolts. I trolled
around Gib in mid afternoon only to find each place closing just ahead of me for
'summer hours' !
I cleared the Hydrovane through Customs on Tuesday
and collected it from the courier. It was all very straightforward and the
agent and Customs were efficient and pleasant.
A view of the boat on a grey day at Queensway Quay
Marina:-
 The marina is perched just underneath 'The
Rock':-
 and the view 'out to sea':-
 The row of houses in the background are large and
are mostly large 'semis'. They are built on the breakwater between
the marina and the bay. Their external walling is made from a
dry-wall type of panelling that you can throw a boulder through (someone
has). Easy access with a chainsaw. Not bad for £5 million (the
houses, not the chainsaw!)..
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