Well, I told you this little banana was a finely balanced act. Seems that Murphy1- The inventor of Murphy’s Law which states (in various ways) that if something can go wrong, it will.
2- Irish beer and Herself the ExaminerShe who asks awkward questions of the crew and tests them with difficult tasks. are in collusion again. 60 miles north, we started the donkThe engine – a donkey is a beast of burden that does all the work and engines driving winches and other labour saving devices are known as donkey engines. as the wind died and things didn't seem right. McQ heard a noise, and I knew that the prop was not delivering power. We tried all the usual stuff – no vibration, so hasn't shed a blade, reverse to unwind the ExaminerShe who asks awkward questions of the crew and tests them with difficult tasks.'s errant stocking, ahead again and it seemed to be ok. Then not ok. Stern gland leaking a lot of water. Still nothing obvious, but there did seem to be some extra vibration. Anyway, no choice really – we're heading back to Dutch, dead into wind in cold misty rain at a bout 3 knots so 16 hours or so to go.
You're all the first to know. Could be a big one, could be just a bit of kelpTypes of brown algae, which hold on to the rocky sea bottom with root-like structures. Floats in huge mats close to land and potentially capable of fouling a propeller or a rudder. More here (Wikipedia) round the prop – just don't know, but not a little dispiriting. Happiness not in great abound. As the Great Man said, it's all gone tits up and I need a G & T.
More as we discover…
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