17 17N 62 17W

Osprey
John Bowering
Fri 21 Nov 2008 11:44
0730 Friday 21st November - now about 35 miles from Antigua and should be in Falmouth around lunchtime. The wind picked up to a force 6 easterly during the night and the Genoa was furled at about 0300. We motor sailed until dawn when all the reefs were shaken out. Seas is a bit lumpy as a result of the nights wind but backing down now. The caulking of the for'd dorade has worked and proved we had found the leak. There was plenty of water on deck during the night to test it but we have nothing below so far. The dorade seals will be stripped whilst we are in Falmouth and re- bedded and that should be the end of that problem. On arrival we will anchor adjacent to the yacht club whilst clearing customs then go over to the Cat Club for the weekend so the boat can be washed down with fresh water and cleaned up. We have had a minor leak from the radiator cap on the main engine fresh water cooling which has dripped down the engine and that will need a clean up also.We will have to get hold of Joe in Portland and see if he can source a couple of spares for us along with some other spares we will need for the Atlantic crossing in May. On Monday we will take the boat out to anchor for a while so that the water maker can be thoroughly cleaned and tested away from the mud and silt alongside the Cat Club. It really needs to run for 4 to 5 days to clean up the membrane. We are also going to look at putting another couple of degrees attack on the feathering prop as it seems likely we can increase our low revs cruising speed under motor if we do so. Looking forward to seeing Maude, who does the laundry for us in Falmouth - we have plenty of work for her! Osprey is now sitting comfortably under main and genoa at 6.8 knots and butting into the falling seas. A little wet on deck - pilot houses are a huge plus!

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