Even though we're out of the water right now, awaiting further moves in our (new) repowering plan (about which more will be told in due course...) household systems can still demand demand our full attention. Just as the nights turned cold, near zero degrees C, our diesel-fired heater went south and refused to respond to our limited ministrations. So we summoned the fellow whose vertical smile you see below (German-speakers will think, "Monteurs Decollté").
Am Abend verabschiedete sich dann noch eine Wasserleitung im Badezimmer von ihrem Anschluss. Das Problem war schnell behoben, doch das Trocknen der Bilge dauerte.
Little used since last spring, the water circuluating system was blocked by a build-up of air, which our man vented soon enough and all was again warm and well. Well, that is, until late in the afternoon when we had a water hose let go. We wanted to use the kitchen sink and when we flipped on the pump, we heard water running out somewhere out of sight. Ungood. But it seems we have learned a thing or two from these kinds of episodes in the past and we soon located the problem: a water hose had simply disconnectected under the bathroom sink. A few turns of a screwdriver on the errant clamp and we were once again tight. Boat life --- where another surprise is just around the corner!