Dear Readers,
It is generally known, at the time that ships with everything, was
that can go wrong, will also break down. Some even speak of
"Murphy's Law". But three important things in three days? After
yes as reported yesterday tore the mainsail (the now
is set patched again – not nice, but rarely!) and yesterday the
Random (Antenna) came from the top of the radar, today it is the stove, the
Problems makes.
When I went to my time 7-13 Clock guard was awake, Sass Egi Grimmig
at the card table and stared at the square stainless steel case, as in
Waves rocked in its holder. I: "Moin Egi, alles okay da
out?" – He: "Out there already, but below …" – What was
happen? The copper pipe connection from the alcohol tank (Methylated spirits) to
Boiler was broken, must have worked in a seaway. Such a
Mist. And now? Stupid cold pasta tastes. Although we are at a
Boiler failure prepared doubly and triply, but it would be
comfortable, if we were to get the thing back up and running.
Have broken the connection already unsheathed and just try everything
reassemble. Not so easy in the rocking.
Specifically, we are currently looking for a copper ring, behind
the boiler has fallen. So far can not but have come?!
Nobody move! It's looking like after a contact lens …
It should fail and yet the connection is not tight,
we have as a plan B) Esbit cartridges, we place on the burners
and can cook with it. When all is Plan C) just alcohol
to tilt the Vorwärmschale and to cook with. Takes a long time, but
is. Plan D) would be the standard petroleum-oven, for the 40 Euro in
Get aftermarket and actually intended for heating is, but
also has a high plate. Granted, what we want, if possible
avoid, because we have already 26 Degrees in the cabin. Also
we will see, that we get the copper tube sealed.
Otherwise has not done much. The wave height has three
decreased to a meter. This is good. Last night was hard to sleep
to think. Again and again we were in the bunk over the place
catapults. Sometime just before midnight, the boat fell into
deep wave, and it literally pulled me out of my bunk and 1,5 Meter
Removed in rooms with the skull on the opposite approach berth
let. A kingdom for studdingsails!
The wind pushes us still with leisurely 3-4 Winds of
West to East. Main and genoa are as butterfly. Only
Heaven has now drawn a little, It is hazy.
Our position is 40 40.9 degrees' N and 062 36.9 degrees' In. Seit New York
are we 521 Miles sailed and still have some 1.570 to the Azores
ahead.
Regards!
John