One more day …
Well, we have been working non-stop to get the O’Comillas ready for the
trip. Why is it that everything that could possibly go wrong before a
deadline always does?
Emailed a repair center a week ago with the information regarding an
RPM/hour-counter for the engine so they would have the part ready. When we
arrive at the store, first they didn't remember, then they found the email
and the name of the person to whom it had being assigned to. When this guy
finally shows up he said "Ah, yeah! I remember this, but I haven't done
shit on it." Hello? The customer is right here! Another guy took pity on
us and decided to help us. After waiting for a while for him to search
through service manuals, he found the equivalent part. We took it to the
sailboat and installed it.
Later we had to replace a remote panel for the power generator only to find
out that its battery was dead. Replaced that too. The pump from the
auxiliary diesel tank to the main tank was not working so we took it apart
only to find out that it was burned, ordered a new one and we are waiting
for it. Fixed the metal railings for the bimini, which did not withstand
the rough seas from the shakedown voyage. We reinforced them significantly
more so we shouldn’t have a problem on our voyage. Added connections for
the Raymarine PC interface so that we can have all the vessel information
(wind, depth, heading, GPS) available on the computer including routes and
tracks. Went to fill out the gas tanks only to find out that they are
butane (used in Europe) and not propane which is what is common around
here. We lucked out and the folks at the place had a tank of butane from
an European ship which they gave us since nobody could use it here in the
USA. Phew!
Since that moment our luck finally began to change for the better. We
provisioned the sailboat with food, organized the two refrigerators and the
freezer.
The list goes on, and despite everything now going smoothly
we’ve decided to change the departure date from Friday to Saturday so we
could leave a bit more rested. We'll have a bon-voyage dinner tonight and
weather permitting we'll set sails Saturday...
6:21:48 AM 
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