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08 March 2009

The end of the day, and the rest of the story



So this is how we began our day yesterday, exiting the Port Everglades inlet around 0615, passing the second of two large cruise ships (Ruby Princess, and then Independence of the Seas, which you see here). The wind was blowing rather harder than forecast - forecast said 10-15 from the East, it was blowing 20+ and gusting 25+ - and we quickly figured out that making Settlement Point/West End before dark might be a bit problematic. Adding to the fun, the engine temperature gauge was showing that the engine was running hot. We kept sailing (it was generally a lovely day) while JP tried to figure out what was wrong. It looked like he got it fixed, and then, feeling a little green from diesel fumes and being below too long, asked Leigh to re-open the seacock. Leigh, thinking he said "the one all the way left" not only did NOT reopen it, but CLOSED the one for the GEN that was open. Running the engine a bit later, of course, we blew the impeller. SO...we turned back for the Lake Worth inlet, called our friends Kaye and David (who, it turns out, were in CONNECTICUT!) who in turn contacted both TowBoat US and a marina where we should be able to get the engine fixed on Monday. So the first picture is how we ended the day!
Yes, the Bahamas are only 60 miles from the coast of Florida.

1 comment:

Kaye said...

Glad to help. Thanks for lunch. Hope to hear from you soon. Love, Kaye and David