Trip to Europe (and back) begins
- Thread starter dLj
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This evening's update - making great progress towards the Chesapeake:
She'll be comin' round Cape Henry when she comes, when she comes.
She'll be comin' round Cape Henry when she comes...
Anyway, here are two photos as we passed Cape Henry, one looking East and one looking West.
dj
She'll be comin' round Cape Henry when she comes...
Anyway, here are two photos as we passed Cape Henry, one looking East and one looking West.
dj
We've arrived to home port. Note the little wiggle in the above image? That was the first time my engine has done anything but purr along. It went into safe mode, then shut down. We were like "Oh boy, no wind and we are in the middle of he channel!" We checked oil, coolant, fuel, filters - everything look good. I turn the control panel off and back on again and the engine fired back up. We ran from there slowly all the way to my home port and while maneuvering to come into my slip, it died three times, but started right back... We think it is likely an electrical connection.... I hope it's simply a loose wire somewhere... and it is found easily... It's always something....
But we arrived safe and sound with only those minimal hiccups - current position:
39 05.057 N
076 25.913 W
The trip is done. Dang....
I think I'll do a bit of a write-up about the things I found that worked and those that didn't work. But right now, I'm working on my boat...
dj
Less than 30 miles from the Baltimore Bridge. Maybe the gremlin idea isn't so far fetched. You aren't the only vessel to inexplicably lose power in that area.
What a terrible accident. My condolences to the family's of the lost.
-Will
I've handed it over to a pro - I'm off to Arizona. But I'm 99.9% sure its electrical.
dj
