Tollesbury

Ben and I got Lady Grace out to Robinetta this morning while Alison and Ben's partner Emma took the car around to Tollesbury. The weather was lovely but the wind was a little cold and westerly.



We tightened up the shrouds and fore stay and set the stay sail. Ben fitted the chart plotter and ensign and we sorted the floor boards which Alison couldn't get flat. I had to take the chocks out of the mast ring and move the mast around to make room for the floor boards. We need to reset the chocks and fit a new boot.

We did the engine checks and ran the engine for about 10 minutes before heading off.

The journey to Tollesbury was without incident. As we got near to the D pontoon I heard a funny noise from the engine which soon turned into a solid overheating whistle. We were near enough to drift to the pontoon where Alison took our lines while I tried to cut the engine. The stop knob was completely stuck and the cable fitting pulled out of the cockpit side. Ben managed to jam it with his foot and pull hard enough to free it and stop the engine.

After a fine carvery lunch we went back for a look and Alison found a bit more water in the bilges but when she ran the pump engine oil started pouring into the bilges. We will get the engineer at Tollesbury to have a look.