I think the French territories mat be the only countries who trust yachtie visitors to complete their own formalities. In selected towns there will be a designated shop or cafe with an internet terminal where you input your details, print the single page and then take it to the counter to be validated by the owner. It took less than 5 minutes and cost €3; loving this lack of bureaucracy and paperwork.
The wind
has been blowing a steady 18 to 20 knots making it a long and wet
ride into the dinghy dock. Our Tohatsu outboard has been having
issues too – fuel related, cutting out, not what you need. David
followed the procedures through the engine, checked the carburettor
and changed the spark plug but the problem was still there. Then he
checked the fuel tank and discovered we had water in the tank. The
pick up point for fuel is the base so we'd been trying to run the
engine on water. We think the gauge on the top is no longer
waterproof and rain has filtered in. Once David had replaced the
petrol and sealed the gauge we were good to go.
let's try the Yamaha
However on the ride back to the boat the propeller clunked and then cavitation at full revs, OK when we were going slow, no propulsion when you try to increase the revs. The rubber bushing which transfers engine power to turning the blades has broken. We need to research buying a new propeller. Fortunately we have a second outboard, a Yamaha 15HP, not used for two years but it starts first pull. Saved by the back up!
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