Woke to the reality that something is really wrong with our engine / gearbox. But more than that – what do we do now?
Phil (who owned the marina) came over the river to have a chat. He explained that there were marine engineers who worked at the marina and he had let them know that we had some “difficulties”. He explained that the plan was to tow us back over to the marina where we could stay. The engineers, Spencer and Shaun, were out on booked jobs but would be with us tomorrow to have a look and discuss next steps. Phil also offered us electricity and water! So we were off!
The tow didn’t go entirely to plan, why would it?
Deux is a heavy boat and without the running engine, there was no way to slow her down. Patrick usually puts her into reverse very quickly to stop her. Once she got going, being towed over the river, it was very hard for the tow boat to stop her once she reached the other side. So the corner of the wall did!! The steel hull didn’t even feel the “bump” but the wooden toe rail and bow-roller took the hit. Something else quickly added to the “to do” list.
We settled into our temporary new home, filled up with water and made the best of the situation, while we waited for the engineers to let us know what they thought, what the next steps would be and we hoped it would be quick and painless.
