Puerto Sherry
31/08/07 14:17 Filed in: Spain - Andalucia
A full day working on the boat.
First up was to route and insulate the last 2 feet of the Superwind cable.
Pretty straight forward but the cable gland was a bit fiddly.
Then the instrument and aerial cables which had been disrupted when the A frame was installed were coiled and tied away.
Brackets to hold the Danbuoy were fitted to the A frame.
When arriving at a port the Danbuoy can be put away and the clips used to hold the boat hook ready for immediate use.
Back in Porto, when the fender board was last used in anger, my idea of supporting it with insulated rope was found wanting. When the board rubbed against the quay the insulation chafed through very quickly.
The correct way to mount fender boards is to drill a hole through the board, feed a rope through the hole and secure it with a stopper knot. This way the supporting ropes never touch the quay. This should have been straight forward but my drill bit was not long enough so it was a hole from each side to meet in the middle. Or not in my case. A bit of fiddling about but I got there in the end.
Fender board support rope.
Still no deliveries.
First up was to route and insulate the last 2 feet of the Superwind cable.
Pretty straight forward but the cable gland was a bit fiddly.
Then the instrument and aerial cables which had been disrupted when the A frame was installed were coiled and tied away.
Brackets to hold the Danbuoy were fitted to the A frame.
When arriving at a port the Danbuoy can be put away and the clips used to hold the boat hook ready for immediate use.
Back in Porto, when the fender board was last used in anger, my idea of supporting it with insulated rope was found wanting. When the board rubbed against the quay the insulation chafed through very quickly.
The correct way to mount fender boards is to drill a hole through the board, feed a rope through the hole and secure it with a stopper knot. This way the supporting ropes never touch the quay. This should have been straight forward but my drill bit was not long enough so it was a hole from each side to meet in the middle. Or not in my case. A bit of fiddling about but I got there in the end.
Fender board support rope.
Still no deliveries.