First, the windlass. The plan is to do a basic service - strip down the outside bits, clean them up, lubricate, reassemble - and see how it behaves. I got out early, stripped it down and cleaned the parts. I need marine grease and a gun for the main shaft grease nipple and other parts.
 |
| Windlass in pieces. |
Took delivery of a hire car. The marina is a bit out of town and we have a lot to do. Got a Lancer, unfortunately auto.
 |
| Our hire car - with a go-faster wing! |
Went into town for some parts, shopping, massage and medical - Kim needs some more drugs. Found the Caneland shopping centre, which is enormous. Even has a medical centre.
Running around, we amassed a collection of bits for the boat and a bag of banana prawns for dinner.
Back at the marina, I lubricated the windlass and put it back together. It tested OK. As the tide was in, we had 5 or 6 metres underneath and I was able to run the chain out and retrieve it without the breaker tripping once. I think I'm going to declare it ready for action but I'll still go over the installation and wiring. Best to be certain for such a critical piece of kit.
 |
| Windlass back together and working. |
Location
 |
| Mackay Marina |
No comments:
Post a Comment