Aug. 29, 2008 - delayed again

The boat won't be done for this weekend.....

So that'll be another weeks mooring fees.....

I have a comittment to the following Friday....

tickets rearranged....

What's the betting that the weather is shocking?

Aug. 28, 2008 - clutches

It has been suggested to me, that while the gearbox is off, it would make sense to renew the clutch plate. The old one looks perfectly OK, but it is a good opportunity to replace it at the time.

Well, you'd think so wouldn't you?

Only, for what is pretty much a standard clutch plate, actually even quite a small one, the price is a breathtaking £210.

The old clutch is staying in.

Still not sure if we'll be bringing her back this weekend or not yet.

The new gearbox is due to arrive tomorrow morning at the marina.

The old gearbox is removed. (and the engineer can't turn it by hand, so kind of supports his diagnosis that the gearbox is completely knackered)

He is planning to work on it tomorrow, but it is a reasonably large job to install and re-align.

My train tickets are still there for 17:30, but I need to cancel them by mid afternoon if I want either a refund or to rearrange them....

Careful decision making over timing and plenty of hassling will be the order of the day tomorrow!

Aug. 28, 2008 - new gearbox

About to order a new gearbox....

Still around the £500 mark delivered...

Not looking good for getting it installed by the weekend though.... engineer declares that he is 'busy'.... ain't we all!

So thats another £100 for the following weeks mooring...... sigh

Aug. 27, 2008 - now here's a dilemma

A new gearbox is £500

Might be installed for the weekend, so could be offest against an extra £150 mooring fees.....

Humhhhhh......

Aug. 27, 2008 - gearbox

So I was wrong...... its the gearbox... which is being removed tomorrow....

it'll need sending to a spe******t for repair, so won't be ready for this weekend....

So i'll need to rearrange my bargain basement train tickets, and stump up for another weeks mooring at Dover....

At least it sounds repairable!

The engineer reckons on the best part of a day to remove and another day to refit...

so that'll probably be £600 in just hourly charges, plus the cost of the gearbox repair, plus two weeks in harbour at £130 a week, plus tow charges... so probably looking at the best part of a grand....

Ouch.