Orion

Sue on board Orion

At last we've been finding the time to do some jobs, and it feels really good: fixing the leak in the big fridge heat exchanger; painting in the fore end; changing the bulbs in the engine room for LEDs; drawing off a fuel sample from both tanks; remaking the electrical connections to the bilge pumps; finding the leak; hanging up the cabin lamp; re-purposing the galley locker to store enough food for the longer missions we plan; understanding the water tanks; replacing the Jabsco fresh water filter; working out how to stow and launch the dinghy; and getting Poppy used to her life jacket ready for when she needs trips to the shore for you know what.

Poppy hopeful

Poppy analog mission

We're planning to haul out at Havelock Slipway for a few days at the end of the month, do a number of small jobs we missed up in Greenhithe.