Pachuca has been on the hard stand since Thursday. On Friday Scotty fitted the stainless steel bow plate that will hopefully protect the hull from swinging anchors. The metal is 6mm thick at the stem, and 1.6mm thick on the sides.
I've started work on the antifouling and anode change.
I used the necessary clearing out of the anchor well as an opportunity to investigate the source of leaks into the sail storage area then on to the bilge. I found a whopper of a problem associated with that access port between the forecastle and the anchor well that I installed a few months ago. I plan to attend to that in while on the hard stand (armed with a tube of Sikaflex) and will attend to the less serious leak via the chain plate when I am back in the water.
I've started work on the antifouling and anode change.
I used the necessary clearing out of the anchor well as an opportunity to investigate the source of leaks into the sail storage area then on to the bilge. I found a whopper of a problem associated with that access port between the forecastle and the anchor well that I installed a few months ago. I plan to attend to that in while on the hard stand (armed with a tube of Sikaflex) and will attend to the less serious leak via the chain plate when I am back in the water.
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