Hi Wolffy,
Hope you had a good swing off - welcome back.
Not a lot to report in terms of changes; back to the old "16 hours captive per day" schedule... pretty hum drum really. Given that each week has been pretty much the same I wont divide them up in these notes.
FYI:
1. All the usuals have been done over the last 3 days - full scrub down, engine soaker pads, genset pads, floors scrubbed, wheelhouse vacuumed, detailed and mopped (10.6 million flies removed over 3 week swing), fuel, sullage, water, full clean of cabin and detail etc.
2. We've had some rough weather with big outgoing "supermoon" tides and E-SE 20-30+ knot winds. On two runs where it was particularly rough the genset oil pressure sensor tripped out the genset whilst underway when a roller smashed under the hull and sent a shudder through the boat. If this happens again you just need to reset it by turning off the remote start in the wheelhouse, going outside, pressing stop on the control panel, then restarting on the remote start inside. Haven't had any recurring issues. If it happens you'll need to get your Decky to do the safety briefing of course as this cuts your PA system out as it runs on 240V. Zip ties hold aircons in and stop them falling into passengers!
3. All maitenance is up to date and all fluids and stocks of engineering supplies are adequate. The oil leak under the turbo manifold on the port main engine might be getting worse (or it might just be in my head?). I figure that if you have a look at it with fresh eyes after a swing off you might be able to judge it better than I not having seen the boat in three weeks - nothing critical at this stage but worthwhile monitoring. Brody reckons Canaipa is getting repowered and is aware of leak.
4. No urgent stores needed, new order put in for you to pick up Friday.
5. 1820 run - I have been pulling the ramp on 1819 sharp each day to allow for an 1820 departure as some guys dordle down the gangway and expect us to wait when the James Grant leaves only a few minutes later and we're scheduled for 1820. They seem to have got the picture now.
6. Relevant emails have been flagged.
7. Main engines and Genset were serviced Monday by Brett. Some fluids a bit over full marks but have adjusted.
8. Sea cocks are closed.
9. Fresh water not pressed up too much, don't use much so trying to keep what's in the tank reasonably fresh...
Nothing much else comes to mind at this stage. Keys are in the ignition...
As always, happy to discuss any questions or concerns.
Tony and Ryan.