24th June - Northern tip of Corsica
Sealion
Richard Martin
Fri 25 Jun 2010 18:17
We motored up from
Bastia to the Northern tip of Corsica and anchored off in a bay ready for the
return trip to Mainland tomorrow.
A great beach in the
bay with cows grazing on the beach amongst the tourists and lovely clear
water.
Having had a
vibration on the propeller coming up to Bastia I decided to check things while
swimming around the boat. Whilst the propeller itself looked fine the rubber
seal protecting the sail drive leg had come unstuck and was sagging down. A
phone call to our engineer in Port Napoleon confirmed that while not serious in
itself could interfere with the propeller and cause vibration/lack of power
which would be a big problem. With a long trip tomorrow it was back in the water
under the boat and remove the offending seal.