The Jobs Mount Up Again

Well we are well and truly back into work mode now. A week after arriving back from Wells we are now counting down the days until our big adventure for 2011. With just two weekends left we are really up against the clock now.

During our trip to Wells we developed a major water leak from the shower room, with water finding its way out of the shower room and onto the carpet in the galley area. This culminated in the OH ripping out the carpets and investigating the source of the leak. Further investigation is still needed next weekend to find the culprit however a temporary fix has been sorted by drilling some holes in the liner beneath the shower tray to allow any water to escape into the bilge area not into the galley. Next weekend we will remove the sink to gain access to the plumbing, hopefully finding the source of this leak.

We currently have the carpets at home cleaning them with the carpet washer. Its amazing how much cleaner they now look.Whilst we have the carpet washer out we decided to take the saloon upholstery home to wash as well. This was looking grubby in places but has now come up like new. This week we have brought home the mattresses and bedding from the midships cabin to give them a good clean. The rest of the upholstery is fixed in place so we will take the Vax to the boat next weekend and give the remaining fabric a good thorough clean before bringing the curtains home for a good wash as well. We were surprised by the amount of sand we removed from the upholstery and carpets as we tried to keep it out of the cabin area.

During our trip to Wells it became apparent that Naughty-Cal was a little lacking in performance. This was an issue during our Easter break but really became a problem when travelling down the Norfolk Coast. We didn’t have the legs to keep up with the rest of the fleet. Closer inspection is needed but we suspect an issue with the supercharger which isn’t sounding as it should. We suspect an air leak from the unit. Hopefully it will be a cheap and quick fix as we need it up and running by the beginning of July.

The dinghy held well on the davits despite a choppy sea on the outward leg of our trip. It took some waves admirably and proved to be a great source of entertainment during the trip. It has already proved to be a good purchase. We look forward to some more funny exploits during our next holiday.

Well thats enough for now. Tomorrows extract will be more on our weekends pontoon party!