We hang around knowing that 9am is unlikely to mean 9am. Sure enough it meant somewhere around 10am. But it didn’t take long then for Gilson to set to work on the prop.
And not long after that the components of our precision engineered and fitted rope cutter were spread on the pontoon along with another scrap of green net that had been drawn up into the shaft. |
The likelihood of success is inversely proportionate to the number of people watching progress. |
Nevertheless, and very much to our surprise, Gilson did manage to get the propeller off, and not drop the key that holds it in place.
Never missing an opportunity to clean Kit and Michael set about it.
Meanwhile back on Tashi Delek. The rudder was partly lowered, the prop shaft removed and a suitably large bung put in the hole to keep the sea out.
However quick you are with the bung water still floods in briefly and heads straight for the batteries so Michael was standing by with baler.
We finished the day with the prop shaft and (very clean) propeller in the cockpit and the hope that the job would be finished by lunchtime today. Our fingers are crossed.
