Monday, April 27, 2009
27 April - Day 55. After breakfast at the Green Turtle Club, John, Susan, and Carol (Susan's sister) depart for Florida. For us it's time to catch up on some long ignored chores aboard Nellie. The head is one system that we pay absolutely no attention to until it needs it. Bicki's field-level maintenance takes care problems 99% of the time. But, with the dreaded "It still isn't flushing." ringing in my ears, I give the throne the same threatening look a parent gives a misbehaving child. It's now depot-level maintenance time so out come the tools. Suffice it to say that much effluent splattering and French words followed. A fresh water head is supposed to reduce urine induced arterial blockage. 'Reduce' is clearly the operative word as there was plenty of crystallized plaque constricting the flow. Next on the repair list was the genset. It runs fine as long as the raw water flow alarm is disabled. Today I wanted to determine if it was a sensor problem or a partial blockage in the raw water cooling line. After much effort it's still TBD. While getting gas for the dink I asked a local about the strong winds we've been having. He assures me that they're unusual for this time of year and should abate by tomorrow or the next day at the latest… In the very windy anchorage in White Sound, Green Turtle Cay, Bahamas. 0nm today: 1329nm total. DBH
