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    Giles and Paula's Great Retirement Adventure

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    • GilesG
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      The engineers are here, and at the moment not looking very concerned.......

      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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      • Daniel SanD
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        keep my fingers crossed, that all is good and you can continue the trip as planned!

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        • ?
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          Fingers crossed G! Cause we need G Sparrow out there 😎

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          • Daniel SanD
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            just looked at the measuring video . then suddenly something strange happened 😁
            it showed a video from Sakura , at least I guess it’s Sakura not Pilgrim.
            here’s a screenshot:

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            • GilesG
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              That's Pilgrim....

              "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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              • MattM
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                @Giles said in Giles and Paula's Great Retirement Adventure:

                In A Coruña waiting for the Volvo Penta service guys. It's a good job we have them booked for today, because the port engine threw another fault about 30 mins out of A Coruña, and the bow thruster went AWOL too. So we had to dock in a strong side wind with one engine and no bow thruster. It was hairy. The fault in the bow thruster has been traced to a blown fuse on the charging circuit, so that is an easy fix. Our guess is that it was caused by a spike in shore power somewhere. One of the jobs on my list when we get home is to install an isolating transformer (it's at home waiting to be fitted), that will do lots of things, one of which is to isolate the boat from shitty shore power.

                We popped into a local dive store to ask where the nearest chandlery was and @Madame-Buttonfly bought me this to remind me of the trip home....

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                It's a reel and line to attach to my Safety Market Buoy when we are doing our safety stop when diving. The most important criteria when choosing it is that it matches my Apeks torch 🙂

                It’s your two favorite colors! What a sweet woman!

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                • GilesG
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                  So, we now know what the issue is. It is not an engine issue and never has been, it just manifested itself as one. The problem is a restricted tank breather pipe on the port engine, as the fuel level falls, a vacuum has been created, and at some point, this vacuum is stronger than the engine pump can pull, so the engine cuts out. We can't get to the tanks or the breather pipe, so we can't fix that here. The engineers jury-rigged a tank cross-over system to check their theory and all worked fine because the starboard tank could then relieve the vacuum on the port tank. Tomorrow, they will return to put in a crossover system that they are confident will get us home.

                  And here they are working on it......

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                  I have told Sasga, that they need to get people to the UK once we are home, to fix the problem properly.

                  "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                  • goosehdG
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                    @Giles said in Giles and Paula's Great Retirement Adventure:

                    I have told Sasga, that they need to get people to the UK once we are home, to fix the problem properly.

                    I would have loved to hear that conversation... 🙂

                    "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                    • KasiK
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                      Good 👍 Luck

                      The world's insane
                      While you drink champagne
                      And I'm livin' in black rain 4Q 🖕

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                      • TwistlockT
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                        Well, at least you have tested everything properly by the time you get home...
                        Fingers crossed the temp solution works.

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                        • GilesG
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                          I'm feeling pretty confident. The engineers were competent and diligent they made me feel good.

                          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                          • todyT
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                            @Giles said in Giles and Paula's Great Retirement Adventure:

                            The problem is a restricted tank breather pipe on the port engine

                            As in tank design problem, diameter too small; or a boat layout problem, pipe routing not being optimal?

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                            • GilesG
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                              No idea. The starboard and port tank/engine layouts are symmetrically equal, and we have no issues with the starboard engine. It could be (and probably is) something as simple as the hose between the filler cap and the tank is 60cms long on the starboard side and 55cms long on the port side , so the radius of the hose is tighter on the port side. Or someone dropped their fag butt in the port tube........That's why I need the Sasga engineers to come fix......

                              "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                              • GilesG
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                                Being stuck in A Coruña for a day or two is no bad thing. It is a hidden and unknown gem. The architecture is amazing, the people are wonderful, the food is great and it is very reasonably priced. Paula and I are really looking forwards to coming back.

                                One of the things that I have never seen before, and really love are the balconies which are protected from inclement weather by great glazed facades.....

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                                "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                • ?
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                                  @Giles nice shots G! There are more worse places to got stuck in haha! Enjoy

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                                  • GilesG
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                                    Engine workaround complete, sea trial a success. Need to put some fuel in the tank, have a hot meal and get on our way....

                                    "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                    • BrandreaB
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                                      Thank you for taking us along Giles … we live vicariously through you !

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                                      • GilesG
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                                        Have left A Coruña. 40 hours to next stop, unless we decide not to stop in Brest and head straight for Guernsey (cheap fuel you say?)

                                        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                        • TwistlockT
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                                          Safe passage G and P!

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                                            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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