36° 51.04N 028° 16.77E
Marmaris is a big tourist resort and when we arrived it was swarming with passengers from a cruise ship docked in the harbour. We came here to get the anchor winch fixed and to buy things.
We know Marmaris pretty well having spent a week here 5 years ago. Marmaris is stuffed with yachty shops and services – there must be more chandlers here than in the whole of Greece!
The anchor winch was fixed within 6 hours of arriving. Thank you Marlin Yachting – impressive service.
There followed two days of constant activity during which we got a Turkcell phone SIM for mobile internet access, replaced the batteries, bought some tools and spares (much cheaper than in Greece), looked for but failed to find a 4-person liferaft to replace our 6-person one (which is too big and heavy), replaced the anchor swivel with a shackle, did some engine maintenance, got the laundry done, and bought provisions.
Getting a Turkish phone SIM was not straightforward; there is a requirement to register a single phone against each SIM (to counter illegal phone imports). More info here if you want to know:
We bought the new batteries because we concluded that the old ones were shot: they were 5 years old and for the first 4 of those they were completely neglected – left to discharge during the winter layups. We now have 3 Korean ‘Rocket’ brand 80Ah ones – quite cheap. Time will tell whether the new batteries plus the new solar panels will keep the fridge going.
After all that we now resume our holiday: east to Ekinçik beyond.
Some pictures here.
