Cruising comments

Jul 1

08:40 Rigged for Sail -started motor -207Ahrs charging. Anya plotting course again today. Motor Sailing 2K RPM to charge.
12:20 anchor down - fortress 1 fluke in rock CQR as weight. Whale Cay -76Ahrs 25 24.610N 77 45.527W Check for snorkel / Dive site. Nothing found.
12:45 on our way again -charging again main [...]

Jun 30

09:35 -68Ahrs (AD)
10:00 Started motor for departure
15:20 Anchor down & set deep- Anya dove it 9′ here 25 36.790N 77 44.035W GPS Anchor alarm set. Sailed last hour. Passed island & had to run back.
21:20 -155Ahrs tightened Alt belt. 66A @2K no squeal Yeay! Can charge while [...]

Jun 29th

09:30 -128Ahrs
16:15 -153Ahrs Ran Gen for battery charge & water 25G used.
18:00 -47Ahrs shut down Gen. 16Amps Charging. (13/16 gen fuel)
18:00 -47Ahrs Started engine @ 117.1 hrs to finish chg 5/8 fuel
21:30 -31Ahrs shut engine off. Must fix slipping belt!

Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA to Berrie Islands, Bahamas Continued….
Crew: Anya ENGINE HRS START: 82.8
$300.00 customs
$52.56 Dock
13:50 Left dock -warped the nose out easy as can be. light rain for 10 minutes just before we left. Cool, nice.
14:00 Stuck on sand bar. Missed channel. used 25hp [...]

June 27

  
01:23 25 45.383N 77 59.465W Anchor down about 1hr from Great harbor. 108.8 engine hours 158NM by GPS 35:29 GPS time
09:00 Wake up. Ate pancakes for breakfast. GREAT! Snorkeling -found CQR on side barely set but it held all night. -168Ahrs Ran motor to charge and to check fuel filter. Can’t get [...]