It's been a swell visit but it's time to get rolling; we're heading north out of Victoria today and we'll see how far we get on a flood tide and with the wind at our backs.
We may get trapped by the current gate at Dodd Narrows, but it would be surprising if we get that far today anyway, so I'm not going to worry about it much.
We just need to grab some coffee, some provisions, and my Powerbook cord (we got a call that the package came in yesterday but the marina office was closed before we could pick it up) and we will head out. The weather is still beautiful and it's another place we sort of hate to leave, but we have places to go and things to see.
The radar issue is still unresolved despite my having put Mandy up the mast yesterday. When she snugged down the data cable, it fired up, but then when I turned off the charger, it went back down again. It turned out the hardware I got to replace the battery cables was (of course) just barely the wrong size, so I just cleaned them up and put them back on again. When she came down, the thing was working, but I still don't trust it. Fortunately, no fog in the forecast today, and it shouldn't be much of a problem along the inside route so we still have a week to work on it.
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Radar schmadar... where's your sense of discovery and adventure? Captain Cook didn't have no stinking radar when he was in the area. He was eaten by cannibals in Hawaii, sure, but I sincerely doubt that had any connection to a lack of electronics onboard. In any case, sail safe. ;)
Scott, Just a thought. The battery may be marginal on it's holding capacity and not be putting out enough power to run the radar after a few minutes. Maybe it needs to be replaced. That might be why it runs when under power. When you get to Cambell River you should have it checked out under load or get a new one.Might be cheaper. Rosie's doing quite well and agrees. She is willing to throw in a few cans of chunky tuna for your next trip if she's wrong. Us too. See ya. Scott
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