We pulled into the marina on Monday to sort out our electrical/power issues and effect a resolution before passages south. As Jack Sparrow says: "complications arose, ensued and were overcome". It seems the inverter is the source of all evil, pulling too much power or backfeeding current. Talking out of my left ear now. Long story short: inverter dumped and replaced with a triple throw-down battery charger. Shore power inlet and cords replaced. Alternator replaced. Once again at the mercy of FedEx, since "overnight" clearly has a different meaning down here than in the US, (uuuggghhhh, idiots!) we anticipate arrival of a new temperature safety switch for the generator which will be installed when we get it in hand. Following that, we are getting out of here and heading for St Vincent and the Grenadines. Sister Candy arrives in Canuoan on Monday. We gotta go!
While Craig has been busy with these repairs, I have been giving the boat some much needed love and affection...polishing stainless, washing down the deck and hull with oxalic acid to remove stains, cleaning the cockpit cushions and enclosure and getting after a bit of laundry. The slip is inexpensive ($26US/night) but the laundry is crazy, $18US per load! S/V Hakuna Matata is so very bright and shiney! The marina here is really nice and has a pool which we have enjoyed. We also have cable TV. Movies aside, we have not watched TV since we left Florida in March. We tried to catch up on news of the world only to learn that some governor cheated on his wife and that Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson died.
Some shots from our slip:
5 comments:
Yeah, sista Candy will be there on Monday!! I can't wait! Hey could you hook me up with whoever owns that little bungalow you provided a picture of - or is that the guv'ner's house, luv?? LOL Glad to hear things are easily remedied - so looking forward to being there and not here!
Luv ya!
Things look your having some fun Save a visit for jimmy need to catch a big fish. Are you going to show candy the pirates movies set on st vincent its pretty cool
Dear Craig and Angela; i am so sorry to hear about the boat problems. just take heart in the fact that you will be there soon and have time to do all kinds of repairs. imagine how easy it would have been if everything had performed perfectly... you two would have been bored silly.
so, i admit it - i broke everything! (just to give you stuff to do)
miss U both. xo skip
Safe travels to sista Candy! Sista Kristie (that's the one with the 'K') wishes she was coming back to join everyone. Beautiful sunset pictures. Always reliving my visit with Manana and French Kissing Life.
As always, stay safe!
Kristie
Nice!
Hey, be glad you are away from the 'news' (This just in, MJ is still dead.)....
Could rant and rave about how looney the media is in exhaulting a lunatic child predator to saint status because his parents exploited him at a young age and he had some pop hits 20 years ago, but I'll spare your reading public from that! LOL!!
Apparently all foreign crises have been resolved with all US enemies because there has been radio silence to that 'news'...
Ah, to be blissfully unaware!
Need to come visit you!!!
Super glad that boat issues have been resolved!!
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