Cameret Sur Mer (still)
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48:16.75N 4:35.36W We woke up to a beautiful morning – clear blue sky and
sun. So we went for a walk into town for Croissants and a Baguette (at last we
are getting into the French way of life). We had delicious croissants and
coffee for Anne and Croissants and Coke for Stephen. With it being such a
beautiful day there was only one thing to do – day 4 with our heads in
bilge!! Actually we had checked the weather and there is the possibility
that early next week would be a good time to cross the Bay – so we want
to make sure we are fully ready to go. In the end the whole day was taken up sorting out bilge
pumps – electric and manual – and we still have work to do on them
tomorrow. First we raided the forward heads bilge pump (shower pump really), wired
it up, switched it on …..and ….. nothing. Are the electrics in the
engine room faulty? We wired it back up in the shower room ….. and
….. nothing. We really had managed to kill yet another bilge pump. Next
plan of action was to sneak up behind the pump in the aft heads, snatch it and
fit it quickly in the engine room before it could fail. We turned it on…..and
success it worked. We then removed the old manual bilge pump (the deck fitting
has been leaking badly for a while). After a few hours we read the instructions
and realised that the bolt we were trying to remove had its head well and truly
underneath the teak deck – unusual for this boat. Hence it was impossible
to remove. However with the help of Stephen’s favorite tool, his Fein
Multimaster, it was removed. As it was now 6pm it was time for a G&T (we had been
waiting for a nice day to crack open the Plymouth Gin). Two G&T’s
later we have written the blog – so apologies for the rambling. The cats have stuck to their typical roles – Koshka has
slept all day and Yoyo has been on deck. Even in |