Freya of Clyde: Always remember to check the obvious! @ Sail Blogs

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Yesterday's news: Alan got out of bed at 6.00 am and stands on a soaking wet carpet in the galley. Panic ... where has the water come from - in the windows? from the sink? Anne gets up, listening to expletives not to be repeated and hears the water pump running. (This is indicative of NO WATER IN THE TANKS). Alan investigates under the sink and finds a cracked plastic fitting in the hot water tap (brand new West Marine taps - or faucets as the Americans call them). We then checked the bilges and .. the water level was at the height of the automatic bilge pump switch and there's cans of coke and sprite floating in their lockers and the box of soap powder has turned to glue. ASSUMPTION: we have no fresh water left in the tanks. Even more panic - ARGHH - The Saintes does not have any marinas and almost no amenities for yachts. However, to cut a long story short, we managed to get 30 gallons of water from the Town Hall from a very, very nice lady at no cost (all done in Anne's dreadful High School French of course!) It took us almost all morning to jerry jug the water back to the boat. So far, so good!! Direct Link

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