After a good sleep in, I decided to walk into the local town, Burnett Heads for some groceries. It is about a 4km easy walk and once I had shopped, the IGA has a curtesy bus which was able to bring me and the groceries back to the yacht.
I enjoyed a lunch and dinner in the local café. The rest of the time I read a book and tried to get the washing dry.
Late in the afternoon, I decided to check the engine and once again I identified we had used a small amount of oil, which I topped up. I also noticed the radiator overflow tank was empty, which I filled but I gave my friend Mark a call for some advice and he said he would come over. While Mark was there, we took the opportunity to replace the first (course) and second stage fuel filters. As I had suspected, the first course fuel filter was totally clogged with dead diesel bug (black sludge). We found no water in the fuel filter, which was good, but drained the glass bowl as a precaution. Although I had previously changed the fuel filters before, it was when I had purchased the yacht more than 3 years previously, and Mark was a great source of advice and support. THANK YOU Mark!
It gave me peace of mind to know the fuel was good and the filters were changed. The most common problem by far with marine engines is bad fuel and clogged filters.
I was in having a late dinner having cleaned up after the late engine work when James Brown, my brother arrived. After a quick drink in the café, we headed off to bed for a relatively early night. The alarm was set for 6am.