I know I’ve been babbling about getting out of the dock the past couple of weeks, but it’s really finally going to happen. It would have happened today if it weren’t for the damn weather. It’s been pouring buckets most of the day, no point in going out on a day like today. So we’ll wait til tomorrow.
There’s been a few issues that have delayed Andiamo’s departure by a few days. First, during my annual engine maintenance session, the fuel pump started acting up, and sucking air. Then, while trying to bleed the air out of the lines and diesel back through the engine, the pump essentially died. Luckily, I had a spare, and was able to install it in short order. Then, that one started giving me trouble. Man, what a pain!
With Luigi’s help, we got the replacement pump working, even though I asked Paul and Linda from Miramar to bring me another one back from La Ceiba just in case. After much haranguing with it, and thanks to Sjelle’s quick thinking and looking up some more info on bleeding the air, we got the air bled out, and started the ol’ dog. With that issue sussed, we were able to move on to some other stuff. The other prevailing issue had to do with all my electronics going on the fritz. I’m pretty sure it’s because I drilled through a bunch of wires when I drilled through a stainless steel post for the instrument panel to install a new wood retainer brace I had made. Oh well, that killed another day and a half!
Anyway, Andiamo is all dressed up and ready to rock. Weather permitting, we should shove off out of here tomorrow early afternoon. Then it’s off to get some serious stuff done over at Luigi’s with the sails and a traveler project we’d been working on. Hopefully we can get all that stuff done on the boat by Monday, which is the day we’d like to find our way down river to catch the evening high tide at Livingston.
Anyway, that’s the plan, let’s see what happens.
In any case, it feels great to be this close to getting out of Guatemala again, and back into the bluewater!
Comment from: Paul [Visitor]
Hey Tonster,
What’s going on? When are you hitting good surf man? I mean, I want to visit, but only when you are near good waves!! hahaha Janet gave me the all clear to go visit – so let’s plan something before I goof up somehow and lose my launch window.
Would you be willing to trek across land – I mean for the waves?
Talk to me man!
Paulie