1 March Round the corner

After three and a bit weeks in Falmouth we have moved around the corner to Jolly harbour bay. The hull and chain had a luxurious growth of weed that had to be removed. First, whilst still in Falmouth we, David in the dinghy, me holding the lines fore and aft on dinghy to keep David close to the hull while he used the Scrubbis (funky device that scrubs the hull to keel without needing to get in the dirty water). The Scrubbis doesn't work on the propeller. That had to wait until we reached the cleaner water in Jolly.

the Scrubbis

The anchor chain had deep velvet pile for 8m from the waterline. This is where David's soon to be patented chain cleaning device works. Held on a boat hook and with the chain fed through the middle as you lift and you have an efficient method to remove the 'moss' before it goes into the chain locker and creates a bad smell. The boy's a genius!