Day 5: Land Ahoy!
Kahia
Paul and Catherine Davis
Thu 7 Nov 2013 01:47
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26:47S 153:19E
The wind became variable and died down in the night.
Just as well, as we still had problems with the engine, spending more time
draining the tanks and filters. We had to decant our 5 liter stand-by water
bottles into the water tank, as we ran out of spare containers for the
contaminated fuel.
Since midnight the engine is running but we have white
smoke coming off the exhaust and some knocking in the engine, which we presume
is some damage to one or more injectors.
We are now approaching the shipping channel into Morton
Bay and hope to make it all ok to the customs dock another 30 miles through the
bay and into the Brisbane river.
All sails are down and we are getting the boat
ship-shape for customs and pratique, while motoring in very calm and sunny
conditions.
We should be able to clear in late this afternoon, all
going well.
120 hour log: covered 726 miles, 96 hours under sail, 24
hours motor-sailing.
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