Thanksgiving

We were fortunate to find a restaurant in Spanish Wells that was serving a traditional American Thanksgiving dinner— turkey, stuffing, gravy, cranberry sauce, green bean casserole, and mashed sweet potatoes. We were also fortunate to be able to share dinner at the Shipyard with our friends, Dee and Ron. The food was good and the view, with so many colors of water, was absolutely stunning. 

Today we did some laundry on the boat (more on that in another post), bought eggs and produce, fuel, and a new power socket to charge our phones, iPads, etc. Then we moved to a quieter location that is not on the path of the many tour boats and fishermen that came racing by us outside Spanish Wells. 

I thought it might be time for an update on the various problems we have experienced since leaving home. 

Water in the bilge—we have found just a tiny amount of water in the bilge. It could have migrated from other parts of the bilge where it was hiding. The true test will be when we are sailing in following seas. 

Inverter—the inverter is working but only after George disconnected it from the Cerbo and reconnected to the old switch. 

Engine overheating alarm—in addition to the time the alarm sounded as we were leaving Brunswick last week, it sounded again yesterday just after we raised the anchor and again this afternoon. Ron suggested we check the coolant level in the radiator and also suggested we could have an air pocket in the coolant which causes the sensor to malfunction. More work to be done on this issue but many temperature checks we are pretty sure that the engine is not overheating. 

Fuel leak—there has been no more evidence of fuel leaking since George replaced the gaskets. 

Engine stalling and hard starting—no recent stalling and the engine starts right up since George tightened the connections and bled the fuel. 

We are continuing to experience additional (relatively minor) problems.  The to-do list is quite long and to gets longer every day.