Early this morning, we did the final cleaning in the boat, laundry and purged the fridge preparing to put SEGWUN on the hard for the next three months. She looks a little naked now that the sails have been taken down and stowed, the ropes are off and we have removed the bimini to be restitched.
We motored over to the travel lift where she was put in a sling and lifted out of the water. Jens couldn't wait to inspect the bow thruster and the propeller. The bow thruster looks like a minor repair; just replacing a safety pin. And the problems with the low RPM's on the engine looks like it might be the propeller. For some reason, the pitch of the blades was wrong. We won't really know until we get back in the water.
After a power wash, SEGWUN was hauled over to the storage yard and is now nicely nestled in with Snowaway and Milagro; a couple of Canadian boats we have befriended.
Because of the high humidity in Panama, we arranged for a dehumidifier to be put in the boat for the duration. This should avoid returning to find a layer of mould on everything. Then Jens blocked the through holes with screen because we have heard that insects like to make nests in them. We had already plastered all the windows with foil to keep the sun out of the cabin and we put a tarp over the boom to keep some of the harsh sun off the deck.
After doing our last minute packing we jumped in a taxi to Panama City. Thursday morning it's off to the airport and home for holidays.
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