Some of the activities in the winter of 2007 could not be photograghed. This work involved preparing Perpetua for a shake down crise. In March Perpetua was rammed by another boat while in her slip. The damaged was limited to the dingy divits and solar panel frame. The repairs took 6 weeks from incident to completion. Record time for Mexico. While on a shake down cruise the heat exchanger over heated and had to be cleaned and a raw water pump repaired.
Date(s): May 5, 2007. Album by Patrick & Susan - Their Journeys. Photos by Perpetua's Crew. 1 - 7 of 7 Total. 371 Visits.
1 In early March Perpetua was "pumped" by another boat. It twisted the boat davits and solar panel stainless steel frames. It took 6 weeks to fix them as the parts had to be shipped in from the USA.
2 Notice the twisted tubing and broken welds.
3 Notice the twisted tubing and broken welds on both sides of the framework.
4 In April we attempted to leave port, however as we were leaving the engine overheated and we discovered that a raw water pump was broken. The repairs forced us to reduce our cruising time.
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6 We used vinegar soakenings and soapy water. Also various tools were used to scrap and clean the heat exchanger.
