I screen, you screen...

 ...we all screen for bug screen!

In Viani Bay, near the eastern-most tip of Vanua Levu.  Had to motorsail most of the way, but the winds finally picked up.  Came in through the south pass of Rainbow Reef.  Always sphincter-clenching, the depth read 28 feet at one point.  Once you start in, there's no turning around - you have reef on either side.

Got anchored.  Bit of a problem getting a good set; the coral bottom of Viani Bay is not conducive to the anchor digging in.  Didn't float the chain, either, thinking I'll live with chain growl for the extra holding of the chain on the bottom.  Not much wind, though, so Anchor Sentry should not get a workout.

Woke up next morning with the intent to look at my battens.  I have two full battens on top.  They have not been behaving, the sail is kind of flopped over at the mast where those two battens terminate.  It turns out (thanks, Google) that those black plastic boxes at the sail luff (nearest the mast) are supposed to be unscrewed and the batten inserted into them.  Today I learned...  That was easy - we'll see if it solves the problem.

So I'm relaxing, thinking about taking the dinghy in to the Dive Academy to say hi to Marina and the folks there.  Maybe I should check the gas level in the tank.  Whip off the sun cover *and the hose comes off.*  Oh crap, here we go again.  I guess the 'glue' that I used in Savusavu didn't really 'glue'.  Well that shoots a cold beer at the Dive Academy.  It takes six hours for the stuff to set up and seal.  I think this time I'm going to wrap electrician's tape around the fittings to hold them together.  Assuming the seal works, otherwise I don't have a dinghy.

Oh - the screen?  Yeah, the screen door for the companionway had really rotten screen in it.  Every time I touched it it seemed to tear.  I got tired of putting glue on the tears and decided to look for other screen.  I thought I had spotted some screen in the hold underneath the cushion in the quarter berth.  After pulling all the accumulated crap out of the quarter berth, sure enough - a nice roll of screen with some strength to it.  (You better believe I checked.). That was an easy fix.

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  1. AnonymousApril 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM

    Seemly innocent couple days near a Fijian island... Thanks for posting. Linda and Bill are back in Hancock. Getting ready for the trip up the inside passage. Cheers!

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