Start of the season?

[Parabolica]

Sorry, I can't remember where your boat is located.
Please keep us posted with the results of the Propspeed

Will do. Boat is in Calanova, between Palma and Portals. Lovely small marina.

 

[Chris H]

We move to Sanremo next weekend, a few days polishing and then organise a life & anti foul.

 

[Portofino]

The image isn’t clear on here but those parts are masked off and this tape will be removed before she goes back in of course.

The jet wash guys @ lift ask for the tabs to be extended…….it presents a better angle to the machine lance to blow off the crud .
You often see around yards flaps hanging fully extended .Hence the masking off of the shiny bits .
Nothing unusual there as you infer .


Was on mine yesterday to run up everything.All ok except I suspect a toilet water solinoid has failed .I will investigate further later , probably replace it got a pic of its label to source .Got the main engines up to 65 degrees and turbos singing sweet @2100 rpm .I wasn’t the only one doing a week end run up , the marina reverberated with engines at the dock .
When you go down into the ER after a 1/2 hr run the blocks really hot so I expect it drys off winter low temp condensation in the oil .+ mixes and spreads the oils additive package around the seals / bearings etc etc .
Last visited end of Jan jacket temp at start was a mere 8 degrees sitting in the marina .

Suppose to have booked Yard time May time for a hull repaint so think it will be mid June before we start proper boating .
Plenty of other hobbies .At the mo still skiing and boarding and more snow for cast here in the Alps .

 

[Parabolica]

We move to Sanremo next weekend, a few days polishing and then organise a life & anti foul.

How far is that from where you are currently Chris !

 

[Chris H]

About 30 mins cruise nearer France, I wasn’t impressed with the northern Italy cruise area, at least now I have the option of Italy or France.

 

[Parabolica]

Makes sense that.

 

[Bouba]

Season begins today !!!
And serendipitously this week’s weather is perfect
We have many (unlimited) options....plan A...go to my summer port, check my place is empty and free from floating debris, have lunch in our favorite hippy restaurant then go back to the boat and remove all my mooring chains (taking my angle grinder just in case)...and take the boat to the other port.
Plan B..spend up to a week at Porquerolles then on to the summer port
Plan C... L’Estagnol...for the day in the sun
Plan D....L’Estagnol....anchor for the night
Or plan E...F...G......the world’s my lobster

 

[Bouba]

Today is as good a day as any to cast off,..my favourite is a dead calm sea…but at a pinch I will take sparkly.,,

 

[Bouba]

All went very well retrieved all my chain from the sea floor and made it to my summer port without any drama…the only problem with taking the boat one way is that you have no car to drive home so we walked…

 

[Bouba]

I wish I could convey to you all how hot it is today

 

[Bouba]

Another glorious day…still early enough to grab a bay or a beach just for yourself…

 

[Bouba]

And plenty of places for the more fearless mariner

 

[Bouba]

And the reward for my ten kilometre dog walk


Although for the wife and dog this is only their second walk of the day