We are now unhappy with the bellows on the shaft and think this may have been fitted incorrectly. Changing the oil has not fixed our engine problems and the Jamaican engineer said this means we have major damage and need to be lifted out for engine repairs to be carried out. All we want is to sail to Cuba.
We ar enot sure about anything the Jamaican engineer has told us and are carrying out further tests. The alignment has now been redone by Murray and we can now hear several other engine noises that aren't right.
Anyway, very hot so decided to go for a snorkel, but the tender isn't right either. We also have no mobile phone as Murray took it for a swim in salt water yesterday. He was looking at facebook and walked off the end of the jetty in the dark (after a long island ice tea!)
The original engine fitters in England said to email if we ever had problems, so we have.