Clear water in the bilges
The last thing I did before leaving the houseboat in London was to fill up with fresh water. As I put away the hose I explained to Oscar why on a boat you don’t want to be continuously connected to a water source. Well today, we put that to practice. We’d filled our fresh water tanks, including a flexible bladder in the fore cabin. Not sure why, but when I was hoovering the floor something made me pickup the carpet, hoover the wooden floor and check the bilge underneath. It was full of clear fresh water. Four buckets later and having run the tap for 15 minutes, we’d got through the most of it. One of the jobs tomorrow will need to be taking it out and find the source.
Engine Checks a go
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- Open stop cock
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- Check engine oil levels
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- Check gearbox oil
Mentor used to be an RYA training vessel, so there are a number of aspects of the boat that are unusual. One of these is a very extensive user manual – complete with engine startup/shutdown checklists. We did a full run through of these today, each of taking an engine to ensure we’re all familiar with each item.
How long’s a piece of chain?
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When anchoring you always want to make sure you have enough chain out, as it’s the weight of the chain that holds the boat in place more than the anchor. The deeper the water, the more chain is needed. As all the chain looks the same, it is common to add “chain markers” on your anchor chain to indicate distance. Joe and Oscar spent the day today measuring and labeling. The first marker is 15m (minimum you’d want out), with another marker every 8m, so you have to use your mental math to figure out how much chain you have out.
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