Today we had just a few chores to do and then we would leave Paradise Village and go over to La Cruz for fuel and then anchor out. Well, at least that was the plan.
We took off the sail cover and folded it up, a cumbersome task as it is a lot of material, and took off the covers from the dodger windows. Rich did some provisioning, while I washed some of the dust and dirt off of Windarra. Next stop was dropping off the key and a book at SV Three Sheets. We continued walking down the dockway and gave the check to Camelia of Full Sail Canvas, for the dingy chaps and repair. We saw Heidi of SV Huck across at the Vallarta Yacht Club so we said a quick goodbye. After a quick walk by the tigers, we stopped at the marina office to pay our bill and check out with the Port Captain. To do the check out we got a ride with Guillermo on the water taxi. The ride was longer than checking out with the Port Captain. Next, a quick goodbye to Susan on C'est La Vie and a swing by the grocery store for some water and vinegar then back to Windarra. We closed the hatches and portlights, disconnected the power, turned on the instrumentation. So far so good. Rich started the engine. It ran for a few minutes then stopped. Repeat the process and same result. Hmmmm.
Rich took a look at the fuel pump he just installed a few days ago. Was it getting power? Yes. Was it getting fuel? Yes. Was it outputting fuel? No. Was it making a clicking sound (the solenoid)? No. Conclusion: bad pump. This is baffling since Rich ran the engine and at high rpms after the installation to make sure it was working. So Rich removed the pump and put in our other spare. After a quick check it did start the engine. So we walked up to the 2 chandleries on the premises. No fuel pumps. We checked with the large chandlery in town, no luck either.
So we will stay here another night. Tomorrow we will take the bus into town and see if we are able to order another pump. Our departure will depend on what we find out.
So, is it bad luck to leave on a Friday? I don't know.
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