March 21,
2010. Seaview Marine docks at Shilshole Bay
Waiting
for a tow from Captain Wendell and his Vessel Assist boat.
We
hauled out on Tuesday after pulling the engine and delivering it to the
Yanmar Mechanic. I will spare you the gory details but the upshot is
that the engine has been disassembled and sent off to the machine shop
and will be finished in about ten days.
Our scheduled haul-out
was to include fresh bottom paint and replacement of the through-hull
and seacock for the galley sink drain and the removal and capping off of
the sea water intake for the forward sink. Added to the list were
removing and replacing fuel and raw water filters, removing and
(Properly) reinstalling the entire exhaust system and cleaning and
re-painting the engine compartment.
The now defunct Ala Wai
Marine strikes again. Not that I can blame them too much. The engine
was installed in 1994, after all, and has been relatively trouble free
until now especially considering my rather laissez faire attitude toward
engine maintenance.
The yard put us back in the water late
yesterday. Laura went off to work this morning and now I am just
cleaning up and waiting to be towed back to our slip at the far end of
the marina.
We do not know yet what the bill will be but it will
be close to erasing the margin of safety we require before setting off
on our next cruise. We now have to consider staying a few more months
to replenish our cruising fund. If we delay our departure until August
or September it would be far easier to winter in Mexico or Hawaii and
ride the prevailing winds north to Alaska in late spring or early
summer. We will revisit the plan after the engine is reinstalled and
the bill is paid.
What we have learned so far about planning:
You can plan all you want but stuff happens anyway and if your plans
involve a boat, keep a sharp eye on the weather.
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