About 8PM the autopilot disengaged. We did an abrupt tack, before i got it under control. We tested our securements, the fridge was found wanting, and so was the computer. Both went flying. With that under control, i set the auto pilot again, locked it, and started the engine, as we were now under 3kts. I started my 30 min sleep cycles. About 12AM the engine quit. Restarting was easy, but once in gear i knew the issue.
We had fowled the prop.
No problem, we had seatow, so I called them while the girls slept. They decided to send out the coast guard.
bouncing up and down in 6' swells i got the tow lines hooked up, and we were towed in at 7kts. To the rip off haven of NJ. Barneget Bay. $2.50 a foot. What a joke. for $2.50 we got power. no wifi, no showers, no bathrooms, no laundry. Why was it $2.50? Because we were stuck there. I hate rackets like this. Taking advantage of people. Disgusting. Anyway, we had a diver out the next day.
Great guy, named Diver Don. highly recommend. He charged $75 to free the prop, bang the cutlass holder back into pace, and replace the zinc. He also cleaned the prop. Super nice guy. When he was done, we paid the ripoff artists as we went to get fuel. $266 of fuel burned so far. Off we went into the ocean again.
Nearly windless, we set the motor and autopilot, and motored the entire night. Quite uneventful. 20 hours later we decided to stop in Ocean city, MD.
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