We were starting to get worried when the generator part still hadn’t arrived this morning. So, Al checked the tracking information online and found that the part was still in Courtenay. However, after chatting online with the carrier, they assured us that the part was in fact on the truck and would be delivered this morning.
In the meantime, I headed back to the grocery store hoping they had done some restocking, and was pleasantly surprised to see lots of produce that was missing yesterday, even a jicama!
By the time I got back to the boat, the generator part had arrived. After checking the weather, we decided we’d be crazy not to take advantage of the current excellent traveling conditions.
Al fired up the port engine, while I got ready to untie our dock lines. “We’re not leaving,” Al shouted to me on the dock, as I was about to release the bow line. “The starboard engine isn’t starting”, he said, as he crawled down in the engine room to see what the problem was. He tapped on the starter solenoid with a wrench, while I pressed the starter button, and it fired right up. “Solenoid might be going bad,” he said. Luckily we have a spare solenoid, so not to worry, I hope.
When we got underway the seas were flat clear to the horizon. Perfect. So, I activated the course for Miles Inlet. We ought to be there in about 5 hours.
Well, it actually took us 5.5 hours, because the current was against us. But, the seas were flat the whole way….nice. And, there wasn’t even one boat at Miles.
Summer Cruise Aboard "Jubilacion" 2017 