David saves the day

Yesterday, David decided to empty his quarter berth to play "bus" transferring the entire contents of the quarter bert into the forward berth which is the admirals and captains bedroom.  Being the understanding parents we are, we did not want to interrupt the play understanding that David can clean up after himself pretty well these days.

So, when the berth was completely empty, dad decided to take the opportunity presented to open some hatches and inspect a part of the bilge we don't normally see everyday.

Its a good thing God looks after fools and children, because we are loaded with both.  What dad found sent shivers.

The connecting plate between the transmission and the drive shaft was MISSING three out of the four necessary bolts!




That one bolt was the last straw ready to break the next time we used the engine.  Thank God we found it while still at the marina in Puerto Real and not trying to round Cape Rojo without an auxiliary engine direct upwind...

WHewww..