Alternators on the kitchen counter and other boat repairs
Since we have landed in Sitka it has been non stop repairs to get Asunto ready to go. Here is a quick list of what we have been up to:
1) replaced the engine alternator
2) installed a new regulator to replace the 20 year one one which had failed
3) installed a secondary water pump for the hydraulic diesel heater as the primary pump is failing
4) built a new bracket to install a replacement autopilot (used, purchased off eBay for $500) which had a different footprint
5) cleaned and reorganized the boat after a very wet passage
6) went up the mast to retrieve the failed wind instrument
Sadly it was more bad news at the top of the mast. When Kolby returned to the deck he asked me if I wanted the bad news or the bad news…. Never a good sign. Simply put the forestay has started to separate from the XXX. Frankly this news was somewhat terrifying for us as we reflected on what might have happened had the forestay come down. It is possible that she may have demasted…. And to think they had been sailing the entire way on the Genoa. We both feel incredibly grateful that she made it safely to Sitka. So for now there is no sailing this ship as we deliberate on how to make these repairs.
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