This proved to be a pretty productive week with maintenance on the Odyssey. I should say it was as productive in finishing projects as it was in finding new projects needing attention. So there is no worries that we will get bored waiting for parts in the mail (whisker pole, new genoa, and autohelm replacement belt), because we have plenty to work on.
The biggest new project was found after pulling out the dinghy engine because it wouldn't stay running. It seems three months of caked on barnacles and friends will do that to a motor. But after a thorough cleaning I began wondering what the bottom of the dinghy...and then the bottom of the Odyssey must look like! Oyevey!
Optimistic thought of the day: I swam a mile today!
The biggest new project was found after pulling out the dinghy engine because it wouldn't stay running. It seems three months of caked on barnacles and friends will do that to a motor. But after a thorough cleaning I began wondering what the bottom of the dinghy...and then the bottom of the Odyssey must look like! Oyevey!
Optimistic thought of the day: I swam a mile today!
My sailing knowledge begins...genoa...to increase the sail surface for speed??? Will you have a jib, too?
ReplyDeleteNo jib needed. A genoa is the term for a jib that is bigger than the fore triangle (the area between the mast and the forestay). So if the sail is 130% of that size and overlaps the mainsail it is called a genoa, instead of a jib.
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