The day started with the bosun managing to block the heads. After he'd dismantled the pump and before he started taking the plumbing to pieces, I pointed out that simply raking the plug of toilet tissue out of the bottom of the bowl might do the job!
That sorted, the bacon went on the stove and the kettle was fired up for breakfast.
Once we got up and got moving, we set about the main below decks job for today as it was blowing old boots and decidedly murky up above.
The task was to sort out the engineers stores and tools into the aft locker under the quarter berth and the quarter berth storage shelves.
In addition, we went through a crate of stuff that had come off Brigantia and never been sorted deciding what to keep, what to chuck and what to take home.
That done and coffee consumed, we decided it looked rather brighter outside so we set about hauling all of the chain and warp out of the chain locker with a view to improving the marking thereof.
Unfortunately, the chain markers purchased, ostensibly for 8mm chain which ostensibly is what we've got, weren't quite big enough. My guess is they would fit on cheap thin section chain but won't go on quality calibrated stuff.
Hey ho, but to worry. It'll have to be done with Humbrol paint another day! Putting it all away, we discovered that if you utilise the octoplait warp it's essential that somebody goes below decks during anchor recovery to pull the warp through from the chain locker right up in the bows to where it stows under the v-berth. Otherwise, there isn't enough room for the chain in the locker.
That's not a massive problem since 40m of chain is usually going to be adequate for our purposes anyway so the warp will rarely be used.
A spot of lunch was followed with a general tidying and putting away session after which we made an early dash for home via the yacht station.
Not much progress on repairing and reinstating the dinghy dock, I doubt I'll be alone in being unhappy if it's still out of use at the start of the season. I'm also mildly miffed that the woodwork on the tender has been spiked by the top of the security fence it's been left leaning against.
However, it's about knackered anyway and urgently needs replacing so I'm not going to get too stroppy about it!
A fast drive home finished of a very successful weekend
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