Drying out
Minka of Southampton - Cruising Log
Edmund Wigan
Fri 12 Mar 2010 19:33
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Firstly, I did manage to buy a grease gun (Bomba
Engrase) and a very good one at that. At high tide (1500) we motored across to
this sandbank which we rammed very gently. I put the Fortress kedge anchor out
of the stern and let her settle to the tide.
 Minka
on her legsThe shipyard is in the background.She was only 3
degrees out of level which I thought was quite good but it was quite noticeable
on board. For non-sailors the black ball in the rigging is the day mark to
indicate she is anchored.
The anode on the Maxprop had disappeared
altogether. This is the problem with having spent so much time in Brighjton and
Gijon marinas. There is a lot of elektrickery floating about in the water tryng
to turn Minka into a battery.
 Not a
pretty site A bit
betterThe anode goes on the round bit nearest us. As you
can see there is quite a lot of pitting so I can't leave it so long before
changing the anode again. In warmer climes it won't be a problem as it will be
easy to dive down and do it. The clearer water will help. Whilst the tide was
going out I went round the hull scrubbing all the weed off the waterline. The
antifoul is getting thin so I will have to something about that in the next few
months.
 The
finished job with the anode fitted.We should float off at about 0300 so I will get up
and go back into the marina. As you can see it was getting dark when I
finished.
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