Productive day
Today was a productive day and we managed to get some important things done.
Freezers
A couple of months back, we bought and installed 2 x CRUISE INOX freezers (90 Liter) - Read Here - but when we moved on board, we found that they were not working. Rather, the compressor motors were running, but the freezers did not at all get cold. We considered the probable cause/s of this - from incorrectly wired - inadequate ventilation - no refrigeration gas, etc. We spoke to a very helpful Cobus at National Luna, the distributor, who asked a number of questions and by process of elimination, conferred that it had to be refrigeration gas.
A few days prior to this, Sue made a booking with Lionel's Refrigeration to come and check and if required, refill the freezers with gas. So Lionel arrived this morning, on time which is most unusual for business in Cape Town. A damn nice guy who knows his business and seem to have his head screwed on the right way. He sorted us out in no time and now the freezers are working perfectly. If your fridge or freezer needs gas refilling in the Cape Town area, don't waste your time farting around with amateurs - contact Lionel at 084 7364394 or 073 5824351. He will sort you out pronto!
Revelations COF
We also met with Dave Alcock, SAMSA approved yacht surveyor who did a complete Category A inspection of Revelations. The whole operation went smooth and we were well prepared for this COF (Certificate of Fitness) inspection. As last time, we were quite pleased to hear Dave compliment us on the condition and sea worthy state of Revelations. He was impressed and so were we. We are happy to announce that Revelations passed the SAMSA and SA Sailing requirements and we were issued with our yearly COF.
Blackwater Pump
We found that the impeller of one black water macerator pump was damaged. Jacque Basson stripped the pump, took it home, replaced the impeller and installed the pump again today. We had no time to test the pump today but will do so tomorrow. Hopefully everything will work and I will soon be able to drop the overdue turds I have been carrying around.
Cleaning and sorting the yacht
In the interim, Sue is continuing sorting and cleaning Revelations. On the face of it, it seems a small and easily accomplished task. No so at all! In yachting terms, Revelations is a large yacht with hundreds of places for storage, some easily accessible and other quite difficult - everything must be unpacked and cleaned (spotless if you know Sue), then packed in a orderly fashion whilst making notes of the location for every item onboard. It is a HUGE and never ending task! But Sue is slowly but surely making headway on this formidable task.
Spearfishing and diving gear
Later this afternoon, we went to a spearfishing shop for diving gear and kit. I managed to find most of the stuff I was looking for - OMER spearfishing fins, snorkel, dive knive, bags, float, fish stringer and a couple of other things.
