Nyköping to Nynashamn

Up early to buy more exhaust pipe. The shop actually opened at 0645! Managed to dismantle the exhaust and put in new pipe quite quickly Hooray!

We now had ample supplies on board so went off to the Pud School (Hotel and Catering College) for one last time. David on a neighbouring British boat very kindly came with me in his car to take me back quickly to the marina when I’d stored the car and so we gained some time.
We slipped at 1330 and motored off towards Nynashamn in warm sunny windless weather. Arriving at the opening bridge into the “wriggles” west on Nynashamn just after 2000 that evening.
We were pretty tired but very relieved to have got away. The engine and exhaust were working well and the track we’d followed through Stendorren and past Trosa were very beautiful in the sunshine. We moored up at the waiting buoy, had a pleasant supper and a celebratory brandy and went early to bed.

Fixing a leak

Roger discovered reason for water ingress – a leak from the water lock caused by disturbance. After a long and exhausting struggle he decided to take out the lock and substituted a long length of exhaust pipe. He got very tired in the process.

Housekeeping

Fitted sails and got boat habitable.

Test trip

Launch and mast rigging by Jet and Totter – admirably done as usual. Next Roger had his solo trip round to the marina while Kristin took the car round.
Kristin now could pack away our clothes but not bed-linen until we could put the sails on. This had to wait until the rigging was tuned and the boom fitted. Roger found rather more water in the boat than expected but no obvious reason for it.

The missing item

After a lovely breakfast, back to the work and hull polishing. By now we’d found what we’d forgotten to pack – principally a new supply of Teak Oil. We have a little left and may have to try other and inferior brands.

Work and friends

With the hull repairs nearly done the pace of work relaxed considerably. Roger prepped the mast for Monday’s launch and checked seacocks.  The weekend brought in two owners of large motorboats and noisy powered polishers. On had a large roll of polishing paper on a big wheeled stand – that really  is being organised for everything.

We went off to clean up ourselves ad we had a very kind and very welcome offer of dinner and bed from our very kind friends Martin and Maria. Their very novel (when we saw it last year) automatic mower has been joined in the marketplace in Sweden by at least two other makes –expect to see it in the UK in a year or two.

Repairs

Weather a little warmer so repairs went faster. Roger had a random orbital sander to sand the rair work down smooth but it used “velcro” disks which came off randomly at high speed which was frightening. Increasing skill and cowardice reduced the problem but lower hand pressure was probably the key