The locals are dumb founded. The weather just wont quit this year! My friend Alex arrived in PC this morning and I’m stuck on the boat for the next 36 hours. I really wanted to be at the airport to meet her but unless I surfed onto the beach it just isn’t happening. I had a cab driver meet her at the airport and bring her to a hotel.
I’ve been Scrap’n, paint’n, and clean’n. This last weather system is pretty strong. Again with the torrential rain, wind, and sea coming from the North. My path is with nature, and truthfully I believe it knows best, it beats living in a climate controlled environment, at least for me.
So, I’ve been pulling my hair out over my motor issue lately. It will increase in RPM’s and it sounds like fuel starvation. I opened up and checked my lift pump, all looked good. I tightened all the hose clamps, still the same problem. I took the lift pump out of the equation and bypassed it with an electric feed pump, same issue. Holding my head in my hands thinking I need to rebuild or replace the hi-pressure pump (expensive) was ruining my day. I know my filters are clean (new) and I have a vacuum gauge on my Racor, WTF!!!!!!
A few hours later I figured it out. Guess what dumb-dumb did? About a month ago I was re-arranging my tools and engine room and put my back up starting battery on my new (6 weeks old) fuel line. It was restricting the fuel flow. The engine has been running smooth for the past few hours :) I’m really, REALLY, happy about this!
Yesterday was spent helping another cruiser who lost his anchor package overboard. He also lost his outboard overboard a few weeks ago. You know guys we need to keep our equipment on the boat. It is funny remembering back to my first international log. I wrote it from Bimini Bahamas. I ran aground, lost my anchor, and when I retrieved it punctured my inflatable with it. Wow, how times have changed. It just takes time like anything else. We need to get out there and build our skill sets. Learning is so much fun!
Thank you for all the holiday wishes, and Kirk, it’s good to hear from you bro, we had some good times, eah?
I just put two loaves of bread in the oven, a banana bread, and a raisin/oat/almond loaf. I like to give away bread to my friends in the anchorage when we all get stuck for a while. Fresh hot buttered bread goes a long way on a blustery day. So many people dictate how long they can cruise away from stores by the amount of preservatives in their bread, I just don’t get it, bread is so easy to make. We are going to have a “cooking with Alex” segment. Real men bake, for real!!!
It will be strange having someone around again, we’ll see where it goes? Alex is an awesome lady I met just over three years ago in New Caledonia.
I’ll finish up my next video tonight.
Peace, Love, and coconuts.
Sail far and live Slowly _/)
-Alex