After two weeks in the glorious Andalusian sunshine I thought of better go and check on Ciao Bella. The first job was to bail out the tender, which was 3/4 full of green crab soup, clearly there had been a drop or two of rain while we where away.
Then out to Ciao Bella. She was still afloat... Check and the engine was still attached... Check.
Onboard the cockpit scuppers had kept her dry, the bucket had about 8" of rain water in it. The bilges needed pumping out but that was just rain water. I ran the engine for a bit so I could check the VHF and other electrics. All good. I had a quick look at the solar panel, I just picked at the junction box and it fell off. It looks like it was never properly bonded on. The wires had crumbled, not good. Looks like it'll need replacing. So much for buying quality... The next one will be a fleabay special.
Welcome back... yeah, it's been a mite damp while you've been away.. :o)
ReplyDeleteyay your back, finally get to read some more about your adventures :)
ReplyDeleteThanks chaps, more stuff coming :). This weekend I have sailed from Fareham to Weymouth then back to Poole... And not all of it smoothly.
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