Dear Readers,

more HERE: Saturday morning it immediately goes to the assembly of the spark. Plus and minus celling is not a problem, But even on the old boat I did not get it, to allow the radio to communicate with the GPS. Perhaps I've given up too fast, But all cable configurations - to the conclusion in the “trial and error”-Method - have brought no success. Again, I adjourn the final solution. Cati, it does in the meantime comfortably on the foredeck in the sun. However, not, too lazy to pump out, but to cram all day on their index cards for studying.

Around noon I drag her with Nico and Birte “Ballyhoo” on the small side of the box to the bridge crane. Your time machine has given up the ghost early in the season and now will be the big day, at the “the old ulcer” (O-Ton Nico) torn from the fuselage and against the new, Sole light blue diesel is replaced. The drag works perfectly. Amazing, was 4 PS so all can. The engines will be replaced and hauled the boat back to the old place. It is connected on Tuesday.

In the evening we all have quite a Japp on pizza, but no phone number from the only delivery service, Some of the houses, village Kopperby supplied with pizza. So I buy at Lidl and all a quick bake themselves on board which, Cati while scrubbing the boat from the outside.

Sunday is the mounting plate of the boiler installation and clear lacquered three times. In response to tip of Volker and Claudia in the guestbook (Thank you!) I'm Nico from SVB the sealant can bring neo-Fermit, to a role hemp (Tip of my father). The two things in combination can do the trick: The grommets on the boiler will be final proof. Two hours later, hot water flows from the tap in the galley. How decadent, warm water have to ...

Highlight of the day for Cati (besides more hours of learning on the foredeck) an hour in the dinghy. She has never driven an outboard, so I tell her, how to get the Knatterkiste and strangling, the choke operated, Inserts and gas programs are. With me to rattle through the area works fine, but a single trip, she does not. But she should learn it - after all, the inflatable boat will later be something like a bicycle for us, with which we cover all the major routes between the boat and land. Still has time, until she learns, But I know, that it will make it great fun. So I risk a trick: When we reached the “Gipsy” go alongside, I turn the boat silently seaward. I quickly inserted the passage, then turned on the gas and I jumped on board the deck - and before they know it, But she should learn it - after all, the inflatable boat will later be something like a bicycle for us. The shock is quickly overcome and the rafting it makes a lot of fun. Again and again she turns circles until after Arnis, jump over their own wake and come back twenty minutes later with a fully nachgespritztem boat and beaming from ear to ear to the mother ship. I think, Now we need a separate engine soon - here is the fact only lent.

As we are an hour later, just as a couple traveling by dinghy, she lets me know, that there is on board with me not so long ago makes a fun, as alone: “You are too heavy!” Before she is actually 4 PS some times come on plane.

At a final, common coffee inaugurates Nico me into the mysteries of our Plotters (he has the same ...) one - and suddenly it occurs to me as if scales from the hair, why the NMEA communication did not work. While “Erna” dry on deck, I'm me again at the Kabelei and voila - we have the position in the radio.

At 21 Clock, we make our way to Kiel, Cati settle, and then on to Hamburg.

John

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