From visiting MONET's place to REALIGNING THE ENGINE... Oh la la! | SAILING WAYZGOOSE WARRIOR Ep 27

From visiting MONET's place to REALIGNING THE ENGINE... Cruising life EY! | SAILING WAYZGOOSE WARRIOR Ep 27 On this episode you will see us visiting Claude Monet's garden at Giverny. Claude Monet, the painter who founded the Impressionist school lived in Giverny for 43 years. His house and his garden, the village of Giverny and its surroundings, were his subject matter and they still attract half a million visitors each year from all over the world, as well as painters, charmed by the unique light of the Seine Valley. After that we set off again to head into Port L'Ilon. Pond of 100 hectares, classified Natura 2000, the site of Port Îlon is located on one of the most beautiful loops of the Seine, 10 kms from Mantes-la-Jolie, at pk120, close to the lock of Méricourt. The marina of Port-Îlon is connected directly to the Seine and protected from its eddies. Even though our plan was staying there for a week we ended up staying for two as our flexible coupling was broken and we had to order a new one and align the engine. Engine and propeller shaft alignment are among the most critical aspects of propulsion system installation, reliability and maintenance. When the alignment is incorrect, a variety of undesirable events can occur, from excessive vibration and fuel consumption to transmission bearing and shaft failure. As we were concerned about excessive vibration we checked the alignment and whilst doing so we realised that the flexible coupling was broken. Oh well! This is cruising life... THANK YOU VERY MUCH to all the generous people who use the links below: Ko-fi - https://ko-fi.com/sailingseabird PayPal - https://www.paypal.me/sailingwayzgoose Patreon - https://patreon.com/SailingSeabird Amazon Wishlist - https://www.amazon.fr/hz/wishlist/ls/14DOHERKUB66T?ref_=wl_share You can also follow us on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/SailingSeabird Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/___sailingseabird___/ Don't forget to like, subscribe and click the notification bell if you want to follow this adventure! Thank you, Stuart & Marina & Seabird