There is always more to do once a boat is afloat, and once again Julian was head down with the electrics. By the end of the day we had practically all the electrics rerun, new working cabin lights, and the float switch working properly again.
I did a bit of plumbing, empting the water tanks, then removing a mysterious small tank which has been on Robinetta since we bought her. Once I brought the foot long and 6" in diameter rusty metal ovoid into the light we were finally able to read that it was a hot water expansion cylinder. Why it was there, on a boat where hot water only came from the kettle, is a total mystery. Loch Broom Hardware provided a short length of water pipe to connect the pipe work back together, and the old tank was donated to a mystified harbour master to add to the metal recycling.
The throttle and gear lever had seemed very stiff yesterday, and the clutch button would not move. A squirt of WD40, followed by a careful clean and regrease made them work smoothly again. I should clean this more often!
Bending on the main sail was the next task, and after that we needed a break, so visited Ullapool Museum which is now open for the season, before going to collect the car. The glorious spring weather meant that the two mile walk along the main road from the harbour to the yard was surprisingly pleasant. Although it seemed quite busy most times when I drove along it, when walking the cars are spaced far enough apart that birdsong dominated the sound scape.
A trip to Tesco to provision Robinetta for our trip north was followed by a Fish and Chip supper eaten in the cockpit. We needed our coats on as the evening was chilly, but the view meant we did not want to go below.
We are heading south tomorrow to take the car and trailer home, but hope to be back aboard on Friday.
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