Preparations are slowly, too slowly progressing. Too many travels squeezed into the schedule before our departure.
While trying and investigating all seacocks and water inlet strainer units, I was pleased to find it very easy the undo the wing nut of the engine raw water strainer - until I discovered that I had the wing nut and the bolt (broken off) in my hand :-(. I could not find a bronze replacement unit on the net so far. However, my hopes are with the friendly Bowman Rustler lot in Falmouth. The Bank holiday can't be over fast enough.