Stalled in Marathon

Could be worse.

March has arrived like a lion, but the lion is tropical, so while the winds are directionally unfavourable for a crossing, they are warm, yet cool enough to provide relief from the sun which continues to shine every day. Leonard's pictures are awesome.

Sun rise on the first calm morning

the dingy dock

We are also stymied in our travels once again due to boat troubles caused by the incompetence of the previous owner. This time to the electrical systems. Both alternators have been corrupted from improper installation. So it’s a new alternator and heavy gauge wiring to be installed. It took a long time to diagnose the problem, so Cleve Carter, the marine electrician we called, had us bring Sargasso to his house/workshop. It was late in the day before he and Jack could rightly say that the problem was entirely with the alternators, so we stayed the night. Rather pleasant in one of the canals off the harbor and the cats finally get to be on dry land.

Cleve and Jackson

 Cleve and Mary Sibley, his true love, have been generous and fellow cat lovers.  Their cats and ours are catpaw-ing around each other. Mary has a young black cat who could be Ridley’s granddaughter. There is also blue-eyed Sammy who peeks in our V-Berth hatch to say good morning.

The wonderful thing about the new alternator is that it will make charging the batteries much easier. The bad thing about the new alternator is getting it to fit then having to rewire. However, this time the wiring will be done properly. 

Enough of that. When the dust settles, we'll see what happens next. The Bahamas may have to wait a little longer for us.