Leaving Enu, the boat still had issues.
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Not loud ones, just enough to keep us paying attention. The engine sputtered and cut out shortly after we weighed anchor, a signal that immediately erased any illusion that we were finished troubleshooting. Fortunately, we were still in shallow water. We dropped the anchor, bought ourselves time. We had changed the filters while at anchor, and bled the air, as usual from the fuel lines. Obviously we had not cleared all the air out from both filters.
Success
Until it happened again.
And again.
Each time, the routine became more practiced: anchor down, engine off, tools out, filters swapped, air bled, hands smelling of diesel. Between attempts, there was patience instead of panic. We had learned that much, at least.
Eventually, the engine settled into a steady rhythm, and this time it stayed there. We were finally on our way.
