Winch Servicing & Anchor Delivered
24/04/07 04:11 Filed in: La Coruña
More fog this morning.
I got an early start and stripped the port foresail winch. This was quite stiff and was clogged with a lot of dried grease on the cogs while the mainshaft oil/grease was mostly emulsified.
As I was about to start re-assembly I received a call from Mariam who wanted to have lunch and say goodbye. I packed up the winch, greasing will have to wait till tomorrow, and went off for a nice lunch at La Bottega.
When I returned it had started to rain heavily. No more winch servicing but the good news was that my new Rocna anchor had arrived. Back on board I unpacked the 15kg anchor. It looked very good and was surprisingly easy to handle although it is heavier than my existing (now backup) CQR anchor.
My Rocna
Rocna stowed
Looks like a busy day tomorrow. I have a lot to do before sailing early in the afternoon.
I got an early start and stripped the port foresail winch. This was quite stiff and was clogged with a lot of dried grease on the cogs while the mainshaft oil/grease was mostly emulsified.
As I was about to start re-assembly I received a call from Mariam who wanted to have lunch and say goodbye. I packed up the winch, greasing will have to wait till tomorrow, and went off for a nice lunch at La Bottega.
When I returned it had started to rain heavily. No more winch servicing but the good news was that my new Rocna anchor had arrived. Back on board I unpacked the 15kg anchor. It looked very good and was surprisingly easy to handle although it is heavier than my existing (now backup) CQR anchor.
My Rocna
Rocna stowed
Looks like a busy day tomorrow. I have a lot to do before sailing early in the afternoon.