More Maintenance

The grease cup on the rudder post turned to to a ball of rust so I replaced it with a zerk and forced a bunch of grease in.  This required climbing into the cockpit locker and then crawling aft about four feet into the transom area.  There are a lot of things in there such as the bilge blower, the steering mechanism, and the cockpit-drain seacocks that all need a bit of maintenance.  Too bad they are so hard to get at.

Sunday was really windy and I wanted to go out and try the storm jib with the third reef tucked into the main.  Didn’t really have the time.  I drained the water tanks into the bilge (55 gallons take a LONG time to drain) and refilled them.  I also topped off the fuel tank.  Getting ready for our trip this weekend to Olympia.

We were thinking of stopping at Longbranch or Eagle Island on the way to Olympia but one of my neighbours in the marina said there are three yacht clubs converging there over the weekend.  He’s going down Wednesday to be sure to get a spot.  Longbranch will probably be full by Thursday night.  Have to find another spot to stop.