Serenity was lifted out of the water to have the seals replaced on the sail drive and to redo the antifouling, or so we thought!
However...... when we undid the locking bolt to remove the propeller the cone holding it on just fell off. We then discovered that the drive shaft was broken. How lucky were we that this happened while we were out of the water? It could so easily have happened while we were traveling and would have been a far greater problem.
The underneath after a scrape, power wash and sand to remove the "garden" that was growing there. The local dog would wait while the plant life was removed to catch the small crabs that were living in it.
.....and with two new coats of antifouling. Very smart!
Ready to go back in the water after waiting 8 days for parts to be sent from the UK. Thanks to Matt for helping to get it sorted! And thanks to Chris and Desi for having us to stay on Skylark rather than living on the hard, and being so understanding when the 4 days became 8!
In the travel lift to go back afloat
Yes that is Dave at the top of the mast! Routine maintenance to grease the rigging.
A farewell meal at Oasi Beach before we all went our separate ways. We have had a fantastic winter this year with a wonderful group of people. We hope to meet up again sometime, somewhere!
