Current Position: 9 13.463’S 138 07.952’W (Hiva Oa) Local Timezone: UTC-9 1/2; HDG: N/A; COG: N/A; SOG: N/A; TWS: ?; TWD: ?; TWA: ?; Distance to Waypoint (Hiva Oa): at anchor; Total Miles Sailed: 3422 nm;
Comments: I worked on the boat all day today … never left. Reinstalled the repaired stanchion and the Dyneema lifelines (which required new eye splices), climbed the mast to recover the main halyard (but didn’t look at the wind instruments because I did not have the energy), worked on the fuel system problem (the engine fuel pump is not powerful enough to draw fuel through the polisher, so I will be hand-filling the day tank until I find another pump), and I cleaned the outside of the boat. I have a short list of things I need to do. I hope to depart Sunday. I have been invited to Pifa’s father’s birthday party tomorrow on the other side of the island, if I can find transportation.
Comments: I worked on the boat all day today … never left. Reinstalled the repaired stanchion and the Dyneema lifelines (which required new eye splices), climbed the mast to recover the main halyard (but didn’t look at the wind instruments because I did not have the energy), worked on the fuel system problem (the engine fuel pump is not powerful enough to draw fuel through the polisher, so I will be hand-filling the day tank until I find another pump), and I cleaned the outside of the boat. I have a short list of things I need to do. I hope to depart Sunday. I have been invited to Pifa’s father’s birthday party tomorrow on the other side of the island, if I can find transportation.