Our first full day on the open ocean was a busy one. We made 132 miles over the 24 hour period and have already needed to fix a few things along the way.
To begin with Mark has been complaining that the hatch above his head in the v-birth leaks water all over him whenever the bow gets hit by a big wave, which is to say constantly. We tried lubricating the hatch seals without much effect. In the end we were able to smother the leak with a tube of silicon adhesive. It looks about as bad as you'd expect, but I'll do a proper job of fixing the problem when I get home.
The next problem to surface was when a huge wave lifted the anchor off it's track and deposited it over the side where it dangled, banging into the side of the hull. The blocks of wood I carefully crafted to secure the anchor were tossed into the sea. Danny and I rushed forward, pulled the anchor up onto the pitching deck and lashed it in place before it could do serious damage. It's back to the drawing board on rough water anchor security. Not that we're likely to use an anchor on this trip
With a little time left in the afternoon, we decided to do some work in the galley. The sink drain was blocked, leaving gray water sloshing. after disassembling the drain assembly, we extracted a huge volume of coagulated oil and other yucky stuff with the end of a coat hanger. Gross.
A fine afternoon's work Quijote Crew!
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It sounds like very rough water - glad you are handling it ok and the first 24 hours out there is a bit of a shake down.
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