Mohammedia
21/09/07 17:17 Filed in: Morocco
A stay on board day today.
We plan to sail for El Jedida tomorrow or the following day. The forecast today was for N-NE winds F3-4 but we have had nothing but light SW winds which are not a lot of help.
During a routine check of the engine I started to remove the gearbox filler/dipstick plug. I only applied a little pressure and it sheared, the thread breaking away from the cap. A very odd problem but I think it can be solved temporarily with superglue. This might explain the oil found in the engine bay.
We also deployed our new sun awning for the first time. It works well. The cabin interior is noticeably cooler.
The boom is supported in the normal way with the topping lift passing through the awning.
Two poles are slotted into the awning fore and aft. These are then lashed to the shrouds/A-frame. Boy scouts was useful.
It being Ramadan there was virtually nowhere to eat. The only reliable place we could find was , again, the Hotel Jnane Fedala.
We plan to sail for El Jedida tomorrow or the following day. The forecast today was for N-NE winds F3-4 but we have had nothing but light SW winds which are not a lot of help.
During a routine check of the engine I started to remove the gearbox filler/dipstick plug. I only applied a little pressure and it sheared, the thread breaking away from the cap. A very odd problem but I think it can be solved temporarily with superglue. This might explain the oil found in the engine bay.
We also deployed our new sun awning for the first time. It works well. The cabin interior is noticeably cooler.
The boom is supported in the normal way with the topping lift passing through the awning.
Two poles are slotted into the awning fore and aft. These are then lashed to the shrouds/A-frame. Boy scouts was useful.
It being Ramadan there was virtually nowhere to eat. The only reliable place we could find was , again, the Hotel Jnane Fedala.