Rodney Bay - Day 3
Rainmaker
Donald Macdonald
Mon 14 Dec 2020 16:49
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Maintenance continues on the boat. Leak in aft locker
unable to be identified even after putting the backstay and check stays fully on
and using high pressure water around all fittings. For the time being that leak
will remain a mystery.
Wheel leather stitching being redone where has fallen
apart. Check stay sheets that go through clutches and baby stay chaffed
rope having extra chafe protection sleeve added. All missing shackles on the
Bowspit replaced.
The hull clean is finished and looks good he even got
rid of some stains from transom which I had not done this year.
Sail repairs quote received, a lot cheaper by at least a
half of that of UK I would have expected. Haggled and more discount received,
25%, wants paying in US$. Sails should be ready Thursday morning.
For the finish of the race a photographer came out and
has picked up the squall we had as coming around headland to the finish and even
a rainbow. 45 photos taken and very pricey so will go and haggle that as we do
not think he has applied his own various scaling factors correctly. He maybe in
his booth later if no one is finishing as they were yesterday so unable to
negotiate.
Photos can be found at www.photoaction.com
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