Schooner

Schooner

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

12, 12, 12, 6!!!

   The ICW is known for having shallow spots. You must stay alert. We were tidying up the deck after departure, so i set the autopilot and went to help. We had been out in the sun for about 30 min, then Dana returned to the cockpit. I thought she had bumped the throttle, but alas, no. We had stopped without her help.


This was actually the second time we had hit bottom. The first was when i was sailing on the ICW the wind dropped to 5kts, we dropped to 3. The wind blew us sideways after the rudder stalled, and i had to start the engine to get off. Sailing in a 200' wide canal in a 48' boat is hard to do well.



   Our poor alpha auxiliary control station has seen better days. In fact it does not work correctly anymore.
I contacted Alpha by email, and they are Johnny On The Spot with a reply. We trouble shot by email, and determined the station needs a rebuild.... oh well. They said it will come back with a new faceplate too, no price yet.
Headed south.

   Sometimes we really suffer with food on the boat, Here is the suffering we face.

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