This blog began in late 2006 with the planning and preparation for a circumnavigation of the world in my 39-foot sail boat Pachuca. It then covered a successful 5-year circumnavigation that ended in April 2013. The blog now covers life with Pachuca back home in Australia.

Pachuca

Pachuca
Pachuca in Port Angeles, WA USA

Monday, January 18, 2010

Still Plodding Along

The afternoon of our first full day at sea (18 Feb) was quiet with steady progress of 3-4 knots. We put out the fishing line and tried two different lures with no success. I slid back the engine cover for some checks. The oil level was OK and the transmission needed a top up of about 100 ml. The outer fan belt of the big alternator was a bit loose but we decided that it was OK for now.

I did a deck check and found a cotter pin on the starboard D2 shroud half out because its ends had not been properly flared out - by me, no doubt, when I replaced the chain plates. On the foredeck I found a small adjustable wrench that I had left when working on the anchor well.

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