Aggravations The clutch problem We've been doing a very good job of overcoming the day to day aggravations that seem to crop up constantly. However, sometimes it feels like the deck is stacked against us. Barry refers to it as: in the parade of life, he is the acrobat walking on his hands behind the horse contingent. For example - Barry was concerned that we were developing a (clutch) transmission problem, so he phoned the Yanmar dealer in Grimsby to inquire regarding parts. (Thursday) This sounds simple enough except we were anchored out at the time. Therefore, the call was made from our cell phone, which requires standing on deck (actually up the mast would probably be better), and if you get through, praying the connection will last for the duration of the call. The dealer in Grimsby was very helpful and said he would look into it and Barry should call back the next day. Okay, so we wait and float for another day. The next day came and the call was made. Still no answer on the clutch parts but Barry requested they seek out a water-pump pulley as well. Okay, so one more day waiting and floating. Saturday - still no answer but Barry was informed that the parts we need are coming from the exclusive distributor for these items, in eastern Canada and they are famous for their slow response times. Call back Monday. Okay, so 2 more days waiting and floating. By this time Barry had invested his dollar in the internet kiosk machine in town and looked up on-line information that would assist him to fix the problem - which he did. Only time will tell if it's a permanent fix or not, but at least it will get us moving along again. We'll continue to persue the replacement parts in the hopes they can be shipped to us along the way.