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La Boheme - Friday - 13th of March



After 9 days delay, waiting for parts and fixing problem, timidly we left Fortaleza at 7am on Thursday. There was not much wind and we were motor sailing. The engine was happily purring away, of course we had to check constantly that all is still OK. We were low on water and wanted to make some more the moment we got to deep water and far away from land and pollution.

We put the water maker on, only to discover that it does not work... no pump pressure. Panic stricken Greg and Ben checked all manuals and then the water inlet and internal filters. To our amazement, out of the split filter we have recovered several plastic bags, jar labels and an old rug. We were lucky that this rubbish did not manage to get any further... better not to think what could have happened and it was only Thursday, not Friday the 13th.


All is fine and this morning we picked up good wind, making good progress under sail.

Anna, Greg and Ben
La Boheme




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