Back on board in Gijon
Minka of Southampton - Cruising Log
Edmund Wigan
Sun 28 Feb 2010 21:02
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Have now returned to Gijon with two very heavy
suitcases full of bits for Minka. Whilst I was back in the UK I had various
comments that I was not completing this blog regularly. That and the fact my
brother William has just started his sailing blog ( http://rowanspray.wordpress.com )
has prompted me to try harder. This entry is mostly technical stuff so be
warned.
The task list for today included a number of small
jobs. I have fitted the new mirror to the cupboard door in the forepeak. This is
made of 3mm plastic and the old one had got badly scratched. Whilst ordering
that I ordered an additional mirror for forepeak which can be used without
taking a tuck in your spine. I brought out a teak frame for this so it matches
the mirror in the heads.
I managed to find a bracket to use to mount the
Fortress anchor on the stern rail. This is now fitted and works well after a
little modifiucation. We are now ready for stern to mooring in the med when we
get there.
The 20kg Rocna anchor fits well on the bow-roller
but rattles from side to side. It really needs a roller with a groove in it but
in the meanwhile the teak wedges that I made and fitted will keep it
quiet.
The longest job today was to fit the new rectifiers
and internal wiring to the Duogen. This is now all sorted and should work ok but
I can't test it until we get some wind to generate electricity. The wind died
just as I finished the wiring...........
The original spotlight that was mounted on the
radar pole was rusted away when I took it off the pole. I brought back an
LED spotlight which is now mounted and working on the front of the solar frame.
Its main purpose is to illuminate the sails so that they can be trimmed at
night. Now I have no excuses left, particularly with my new sails.
I took photos of all these little jobs but can't
find the lead to download them from my phone. I expect I will trip over it soon
and will then put them up.
The main job for tomorrow is to go shopping as I
have no fresh food on board and the supermarket was closed today. When I went to
check at lunchtime today I found that there was a band playing in the square and
some sort of festival going on so I sat on the fountain and enjoyed a relaxing
hour in the sun.
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