Zen Again 142

Stargazer is taking on a semi-permanent starboard list. As a stiff south westerly breeze continues to pummel her port bow.

Along the visitors pontoon, the flags of the northern European nations stream in the breeze: Poland. . . .

. . . .Germany. . . .

. . . .and Denmark, are all represented. The hardy Dutch departed during yesterday's (relative) lull. Aboard many boats, maintenance work is underway, whilst there is a  pause in passage making.

Stargazer is no exception. Her skipper labelling up the batteries and their cabling. In preparation for their anticipated replacement. I had hoped to swap one at a time. To minimise the number of connections to memorise. But it becomes clear that the geometry of the box and the number of cross links make that option unrealistic.

Instead, a combination of photographs, labels and a schematic diagram will have to guide the reconnection process. When I check, that we have a suitable spanner for the cable clamps, I discover that our additional third battery was installed using imperial fittings, of two different sizes. One we have a ring spanner to fit. For the other, there seems sufficient space to wield an adjustable.