Yesterday I found the source of the leak discovered a few days ago. After a night of heavy rain the evidence below the aft bunk was more pronounced. Furthermore, the places where the evidence of slight water flow were evident were collecting find dirt. This told me a couple of things. The main thing was that the source of the leak must be somewhere that collected dirt\/dust. Given that the boat was left cleaned up by CatCo there were not too many places this could be. In fact, the most likely source was the cabin floor drain. Looking there I could see dirt packed into one corner of the join between the floor of the drain well and the pipe leading down. I went below, cleaned the a section of water trails, went back up and chucked five buckets of sea water into the cabin train. 30 mins later I saw new water down below. Result. Now all I need is a couple of dry days then the good old 5200 will be out and a repair performed.<\/p>\n

This morning I was woken to the most concerning combination of the bilge alarm and the water pressure pump running. The immediate conclusion was that a pipe under pressure had come undone and they were both working to overcome the result. In the end it turns out there is a very slight leak in the tee join we put into the pressurized cold water line which feeds the fresh water flush circuit of the watermaker. As luck would have it, they both just happened to go on together. Maybe a passing vessel had given the boat a shake and triggered both together. My reaction had been to immediately wake Helen (in case I needed help) and go rushing to the probable source of the problem with much concern. The source of the problem was easy to identify and for now all I had to do was turn off the water pump \u2013 something I really should do each night anyway. For now, it is fortuitous I left it on as we may not have discovered the leak so easily.<\/p>\n

This morning we tried something new. About 6:30 I dinghied over to the dock and picked up fresh (and I mean French fresh) croissant and bread for breakfast while Helen prepared coffee. Heaven was repeated.<\/p>\n

Today will see the first trial of the watermaker. About 2 hours of work remain before we\u2019re ready for this. I\u2019ve completed connecting all the hoses I can. I have a couple of problems I\u2019m leaving until I can discuss with Eddie but neither are too complicated.<\/p>\n

In the end I\u2019m glad our gear wasn\u2019t cleared yesterday. I want the get the watermaker sorted before we start chucking stuff into our starboard cabins. Also, it turns out the French canal bridge broke down yesterday. At the same time, the Dutch side is undergoing a weeks maintenance. Everybody in the Lagoon is consequently stuck there until one or the other is made operational. We of course can\u2019t get into the Lagoon which is where we were due to have our gear delivered. Eddie says he has a plan B in case the bridge is still out of action on Monday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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