Saturday morning Helen and I went out shopping for a few bits and pieces for the boat plus another batch of chardonnay. With the new sealant I finished off the shower tray and fixed a loosed grill on the stove. Leaving Helen to use the sealant to fix some small leaks on the hatches I set about fixing our dinghy wheels to the dinghy. That required removing the outboard and getting the dinghy onto the dock to work.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Not all went well. After fixing the first wheel I tested it’s motion (having thought I’d done this before drilling all the holes, applying all the goop and screwing it on). I found it wouldn’t extend below without jamming against the bottom of the dinghy. I had to quickly remove everything before the goop set and fill the four holes I’d made. Very messy. I eventually fitted both wheel satisfactorily and they seem to work well. From the picture I took afterwards it looks like the right hand wheel is a little wonky. It shouldn’t make much difference but it’ll probably bother me forever.<\/p>\n

In the evening we met up with our friends at the Mongolian Restaurant where they had an all you can eat special on. Quite a few of us had skipped lunch in order to make the most of this (typical for cruisers). It was all very enjoyable. We’ll probably go there again sometime.<\/p>\n

This morning is a slow one. A little time off from the boat chores is in order.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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