Roosevelt Roads
Puerto Rico
18.14.018N
65.37.582W

First thing this morning before anyone else had the same idea, I finished the laundry that I had started last evening.

We dug out the cruising chute (asymmetrical sail) and laid it across the lawn to rinse the salt water off it and waited the better part of the day for it to dry. Later in the afternoon, I was able to repair a tear in the sock that I can only assume occurred on a sharp piece of metal when it took flight.

We also unfurled and let down the jib so that we can take it in to have the clew corner repaired. The leather chafe guard has completely been worn off.

In the meantime, Dale tore the salon apart to get to the hot water heater. We moved the table up and out of the way, then he had to cut the seat to allow access to the hot water tank. He unscrewed the housing and used a mirror to look all the way around the hot water tank looking for any sign of a leak. We found two spots on the underbelly of the tank at appear to be faulty weld points but no leaking water.

He removed the front section of the settee and was able to expose the hose connections and found where the leak appeared to be coming from. However, after he trimmed the hoses and made sure that the new connections were solid, the leak continued. It seems that its not the hose connections but the metal to metal connection that the hoses connect to that is leaking.
Next, he used a special epoxy to try to make the repair but by evening, there was still a little leak. He added more epoxy so we’ll have to until tomorrow morning to see if repair holds.
It was a long day so we ended it with a game of Cribbage in which Dale won soundly. Since I’ve ‘skunked’ him the last couple of days, he feels vindicated at last.