On Tuesday afternoon we were finally dropped back in the water after eight days on the hard. The new bronze strut has been fiber glassed into the hull and a brand new propeller shaft is back in place. This should have been a very happy moment for us but after a quick test run we noticed a lot of vibration on the new shaft and v-drive unit inside the boat. We drove Blue Moon back into the marina and started the process of figuring out what could be causing this as the marina manager assured us that the new strut is perfectly aligned. Wednesday morning we started the process of breaking down the V-drive unit to replace some of the bearings that could be causing the problem, since then Jimmy's been breaking his back carrying the unit back and forth from the boat but as of yet the problem isn't solved.
After mentioning the problem to the yard we've heard nothing from them and as far as we can tell now that we've paid them for the work they want nothing more to do with us...no follow through or interest in why there is a problem, not even a friendly concern!! Luckily we have a saving grace in the form of Roger, an older Singaporean man who knows everything there is to know about marine engines. Jimmy happened to meet him in passing and asked a few questions which resulted in a great teacher/student relationship, he's even driven Jimmy all over Singapore looking for the new bearings. We're pretty confident that with Rogers knowledge we'll finally get to the bottom of the problem and be out of here in time to get to Phuket by Christmas...Fingers crossed!
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