I love in a stunning part of the country with some spectacular coastal scenery. A favourite walk is from Noss Mayo across to Stoke and back along the country lanes. The river Yealm is also a nice day sail from Plymouth Sound and many a time I have slipped alongside the bar and anchored at Cellars Beach.
Just down from The Ship pub at Noss Mayo
Across the creek - The Swan
Other side of the creek - Newton Ferrers
If I win the lottery........
Or maybe this one........
Definitely this one I think
With this possibly sat on my 'free' mooring
The hidden entrance to the Yealm pool
What I call the Yealm pool where two confluences meet
around the bend to the right and up to the photos above
Looking seaward and the hidden beach of Wembury - our 'family' go to beach for so many years
Looking towards outer Plymouth Sound with the Great Mewstone Island on the left and Rame Head to its right in the distance. Plymouth Sound is to the far right.
Looking back inland to the tight bend up to Noss Mayo and Newton Ferrers
Out along the South West Coastal Footpath
Spent many a time down there fishing for ray, bass and wrasse
I spy HMS Queen Elizabeth afar
a National Trust holiday cottage - or it used to be
And then some good news....some really good news. Thanks to Paul down in Cornwall, the sheared bolt was professionally drilled out of the manifold and a heilicoil inserted. 0600 yesterday I was up and the manifold and carburettor had been reassembled by 0625!
I then used CRC 6-66 marine spray, as recommended to me by JW himself.
At 1400 yesterday, the outboard started on the very first pull of the starter cord - it has never done that before. Ticking over and accelerating in gear perfectly although I will run longer tests today.
The mere fact that it started makes me a very, very relieved man - I would never have heard the end of it from 'the boss' if I hadn't got that engine going again!
Manifold in; throttle assembly back on and tension-ed correctly, carburettor fixed in.
Petrol tank back on....
