…and on, and on…

OK, so for the last couple days we’ve been doing some of the less glamorous jobs.  Like caulking the seams on the teak.  Not very exciting, not much fun.  In fact, it’s back breaking work, but has to be done before you can varnish.

So…a quick look and hopefully we’ll have something more interesting to show in the future (like finishing installing the windlass…??)

First you have to tape the seams, then inject the caulk into the gaps...

...then you smooth the caulk with a putty knife. Easier than it sounds. Lastly you pull the tape as you work, before the whole mess dries...

There you have it.  Caulking 101.  Now all we have to do is let it dry a couple days, sand it a couple times with progressively lighter paper and put four coats of cetol on it (with 24 hours between coats).

Oh and today I put the last of the four injectors back in the engine.  The local mechanic pulled all four injectors and had them serviced.  I just wanted to make sure all was well.  Apparently the guys in Fiji who cleaned them did a pretty good job,  but one was not “seated” properly.  It was leaking and had to be re-machined a bit, but it’s all done now and all is well.   We even timed the injector pump.  When I did it in Fiji (not having a clue how to really do it) I came very close, but it was a tad off.  We adjusted it further here and now Charisma’s engine is purring like a little kitten.  Nice to know all is well in the engine department.  I’ll do an oil and filter change before we leave for Fiji again in a month or so.

OK, that’s it for today…