Whilst we await the green light for Patricia (we're currently on double yellow [a railway term]) our time was spent addressing areas needing attention.
Firstly, the rudder control had not been fully debugged. We spent a while bleeding the system which involved cracking open the valves at the rudder end whilst pumping fluid through the system at the same time as keeping it topped up. There was trapped air plus some old oil which required removal.
Secondly, all the grease nipple points were visited. These are to be found on the spud legs, the clam shell bucket and the JCB jib. Loads of 'em. It took quite some time to ensure all had been visited.
