{"id":5734,"date":"2024-09-09T14:48:20","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T04:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trypod.co.nz\/imagine\/?p=5734"},"modified":"2026-01-02T09:35:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T23:35:27","slug":"unsafe-moorings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trypod.co.nz\/imagine\/2024\/09\/09\/unsafe-moorings\/","title":{"rendered":"Unsafe moorings"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dispite the ragging-wind outside the bay we had a peaceful night. In the morning we hauled anchor and made our way up the Savusavu marinas between all the moored boats and eventually found a mooring. We again tried calling customs and the marina but there was no reply. We weren’t too happy with it as it was very close to another boat, but we watched all day and we always swung the same way. In the afternoon we had a visit from the marina guy. We thought the mooring were part of the Copra Shed marina, but this one was Waitui marina. He went back and organized customs to visit us. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A few hours later he returned with Health Officer, who cleared us. In the mean time we had swung the opposite way to our neighbour’s and we’re about to collide. I quickly started the engine and moved out of the way. We got the marina guy to guide us to another mooring before he went to pick up the Immigration and Customs Officers. After we cleared in and he returned the officers to shore he returned to tell us the mooring hadn’t been serviced for a long time and wouldn’t hold Imagine. By this time it was dark. He headed off and we were supposed to follow the glow of his phone. We eventually found him at the other end of the marina.The rope on this mooring didn’t look any better but we stayed there the night. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This morning we went ashore to the ATM and then back and forth through town paying the Immigration, Health, Biosecurity and Customs fees. We had lunch at The Captains Table and checked out the local fresh fruit and veggies market (you can also get all sorts of Kava, roots, powder and ready to drink).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When we got back to the dinghy we found the front tube of the dinghy deflated. Our dinghy (RIB) is made up of three tube’s so if one deflates it will still stay afloat. We slowly motored back to Imagine and lifted the dinghy on deck. Once the tube was inflated it was easy to see that the glue on a previous patch had deteriorated and the patch had come away. It could be an easy fix just reglue it with the new tube of glue I had bought in case of an emergency, but unfortunately when I opened up the new tube of glue I found it rock hard, which means it’s useless!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It looks like a trip ashore tomorrow to see if we can buy glue for inflatable boats. For now it will be sit back, on deck, with a wine and watch the sunset.<\/p>\n\n\n

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