Wednesday 12th March 2025
0000 hrs
Lat: 50° 24.33'
N
Long: 004° 12.32'
W
The Mooring
Following the trip down to the mooring and seeing how badly the water pump was leaking I had ordered a replacement and it had arrived over the weekend a trip down to the boat to fit it was now needed.
I arrived down at Saltash Sailing Club on Tuesday afternoon calling into Tool Station for some bits and bobs, I struggled finding the bits I wanted in their catalogue and resorted to looking things up on the phone! Then took to my latest fitness routine - inflating the dinghy.
A quiet night was enjoyed onboard and I woke to a bright sunny, if chilly morning, and was enjoying a lazy morning, just being back on the water felt fantastic.
Still Waters
Time to sort out the raw water pump. Companionway steps removed and tools set out when there was a knock on the hull. It was Roger who had been in Treluggan and launched a week before Aphrodite had come to say hello. Naturally, work stopped and gaz lit inder the kettle for coffee and a catch up.
Coffee imbibed, Rodger headed back to his boat and I got down to work.
The previous time I had removed the pump it was a bugger tad difficult to get back on, so I carefully removed the bolts and watched how the pump came off. With the old pump off and sat beside the new one I could see what the problem was. The bearings on the drive spindle had not been pushed down far enough allowing water to escape through the back of the pump.
The engine was being a bit grumpy as clearly some air was getting into the fuel line, my next job on the to-do list, while starting it would soon splutter, gasp and die. The good news was that the water pump was working, just a few drips that were coming from the front plate that got nipped up. Job done!
A spot of lunch then back to the pontoon, more fitness routine - deflating the dinghy.
Plan to be down at the weekend. With it being spring tides an ideal time to drop the new strops on the mooring and bring the current ones back for a good clean.
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