After waiting for a weather window, we finally left San Carlos where we'd been a dock queen for the last two years, headed to Santa Rosalia, Baja California Sur. Motored for 15 hours.
Arrived and went right to sleep.
Looked into the engine compartment the next day and saw a layer of oil all over the pan.
Crap.
Cleaned it up and laid down a new diaper to look for the source.
A couple of days later we set out for Bahia Santa Inez, about 25 miles South, motoring. During the transit, the transmission gave out briefly, but then came back.
(Ominous music up)
Stayed at Punto Chivato, or Bahia Santa Inez, for a couple of days.
Time to head down into Bahia Conception. Fired up the Yanmar, and no forward gear was happening at all! Had reverse just fine, but no marche adelante whatsoever.
Buddy Virgil had the right idea: allow him to tow me back to Santa Rosalia.
6 hours later, safe at the docks.
Two days later, I've learned that new clutch plates cost $110.00 each.
I need 4, please.
All of San Diego couldn't muster up but two clutch plates, so the eastern US, state of Georgia, was imposed upon to sell me two at $110.00 each.
Had everything sent to San Diego where a shipper was employed to send my parts down the Baja peninsula. Took about 9 days in all, plus two to put it all back together and test the repair.
6 knots of forward speed later, I decided to head South to our original destination, Bahia Concepcion.
A couple of days in Punta Chivato, then a glorious sail South into Concepcion.
Almost two weeks later, back in San Carlos, the whole adventure taking about a month and a half!
Still recovering from the crossing and cleaning up more oil from under the motor.
More later!
