{"id":13216,"date":"2023-05-11T05:08:24","date_gmt":"2023-05-11T10:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sailpandora.com\/?p=13216"},"modified":"2023-05-11T05:08:24","modified_gmt":"2023-05-11T10:08:24","slug":"ok-now-we-are-really-leaving-and-i-mean-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sailpandora.com\/?p=13216","title":{"rendered":"Ok, now we are really leaving and I MEAN it!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>They say that cruising is fixing boats in exotic places and the end of this season is no different.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve been dealing with engine cooling system problems for a few weeks now and yesterday as we left the marina the leak, that I thought was fixed, happened again.<\/p>\n<p>So, back to the marina and a frantic look for a tech to solve the problem.\u00a0 Why I didn&#8217;t think to find someone to put in the seals that I had purchased a few days ago is a mystery to me but I did find someone near the marina to come aboard and take off the water pump yesterday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Talk about a guy willing to get his hands dirty.<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13218\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sailpandora.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230510_193031388.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sailpandora.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230510_193031388.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.sailpandora.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230510_193031388-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.sailpandora.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230510_193031388-600x800.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>The offending water pump.\u00a0 And yes, he was as sweaty as he looks.<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13219\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sailpandora.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230510_200051020.MP_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sailpandora.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230510_200051020.MP_.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.sailpandora.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230510_200051020.MP_-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.sailpandora.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230510_200051020.MP_-600x800.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>After a few hours of work the pump went back in.\u00a0 Today, and it&#8217;s still early, he comes back to inspect and be sure that everything is still good.<\/p>\n<p>Then, we head out (I hope) and this time we really mean it.<\/p>\n<p>And again, with feeling.\u00a0 Onward to Essex CT. <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13217\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sailpandora.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/mike-and-george.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sailpandora.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/mike-and-george.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.sailpandora.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/mike-and-george-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.sailpandora.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/mike-and-george-600x800.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>Remember, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/forecast.predictwind.com\/tracking\/rally\/2023-homeward-bound-rally\/\">follow the fleet at this link,<\/a> and me, Pandora.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>They say that cruising is fixing boats in exotic places and the end of this season is no different.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve been dealing with engine cooling system problems for a few weeks now and yesterday as we left the marina the leak, that I thought was fixed, happened again. 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