Friday, December 13, 2013

2012: Up the Sleepy Guadalquivir

Repairs & Upgrades Underway: 2012

Porto Gelves, Seville
Heading off for repairs to the outboard, Porto Gelves
Outboard Repairs.  Outboard worked fine initially in the season but then started to overheat when I really powered it up (no water coming out at the back) and of course I didn’t find this out until we left Gibraltar.  We spent most of the season powering along very slowly which outboard seemed not to mind and water duly pumped out the back.  To cut a long story short, when an opportunity finally presented itself I had a professional check it out and he simply replaced the water impeller and spark plugs.  My spare impellers and plugs, purchased some time before and where I can’t remember, were the wrong types apparently.  Anyway, outboard has performed superbly since this act of TLC by a Spanish mechanic near Seville.
We did have to wait so put the time to good use at the marina bar
(BCK is our first, brave visitor)

On anchor, early morning at Porto Gelves
 

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