Antigua - Jolly Harbour Marina - Day 4
Rainmaker
Donald Macdonald
Wed 28 Apr 2021 16:44
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Early update today as off to St John's to get PCR test
at 1500.
Yesterdays completed jobs:
Elastic retainer line put back
in port check stay. A pleasant 15 minutes sat on 1st spreader.
Deck light correct bulb
installed.
Forecabin - all bunks, storage
areas cleaned and checked food stocks.
Rudder post top seal changed
grease type lubricating as better with not going too runny in the heat to keep
water out.
Fridge emptied and cleaned. Lots
of black muck under the packs of cans. Re-packed and cans no longer in packs,
old food stuffs disposed of. This was the only clean this trip so was to be
expected.
All shackles checked for
security.
Fuel saga. We could not use the
maintenance dock as other boats had gone on it and checked a little one further
down, no one knew how much depth there so got a long pole to depth sound and
would be marginal. Then needed to check with Ivan if that dock would be OK for
him, it was. We then moved to it but could not get within 4 feet so just had
lines ashore to hold us this was 1030 and low tide was at 1205. Here the tide
cycle appears to be 8 hours. It was not until 1500 we could get close enough.
Once there needed to find Ivan to drain the tank, once done I removed it from
the boat and he took it away to clean. OH, the pump initially did not work to
drain the tank so he had to take it away to fix it another hour delay. Whilst
Ivan cleaning tank I removed the coarse filter and some fuel lines so they could
have compressed air through them to clean and gunk out of it. Putting tank back
in not to bad except 2 bolts needed replacing due could not get them started.
Once system bleed and run we came back to the dock in the dark. Not simple
mooring here as stern too and need to loop posts on way in. Normally marina
staff around to help but as so late all gone home and some were on
strike.
Today the shroud re-installed around the tank as well as
locker floorboards refitted. Also the main cabin and heads were cleaned. Now we
are to find the bus stop for our trip into St John's.
More jobs tomorrow.
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