Monday 5 September
The crew was able to talk this morning with the Volvo engineer, albeit a little tricky with a lack of vocabulary of all things French marine engines, and their installation into aluminium hulls. Much gesticulation and Gallic shrugging were the order of the day, but it seems the Skipper has some new ideas to try to find out why Trevver sometimes won’t start on demand.
Late in the day Skipper decided to tackle the malfunctioning heads (toilet) pump, but unfortunately this didn’t go smoothly and ran late into the evening, requiring an emergency bucket to be readied for overnight (the crew not being as young as they used to be).