We moved Sat. afternoon from Spanish Wells where we anchored off the shore of Russell Is., as the winds were supposed to be 20 kts out of the North, to the west side of Egg Island in preparation for our crossing of the NE Providence Channel early Sunday a.m. We were anchored with 2 other boats. One left at around 3 a.m. and we were anchor up at 6:30. It was a good motor sail. The sea was fairly flat and we were through Little Harbor Cut into the Sea of Abaco and anchor down at Lynyard Cay by 3:00.
John spent the rest of the afternoon trying to repair two leaks in our cooling system. One was the raw water strainer. The bolt holding the lid on broke and it could not be tightened enough to keep it from leaking. The broken bolt set up required drilling a new hole and finding a piece of metal to hold it in place. The second leak involved a broken piece where a pipe screws into the heat exchanger. John rigged a repair with 5200 and rescue tape. Both are temp fixes but will get us home to States we hope.
By Monday a.m. I was anxious to move up to Marsh Harbor hoping to find more permanent parts for the repairs. No luck with that so we are going with Plan B and hoping things hold together til we get home.
We got together with our friend Debbie on Illusions who has spent all her time in the Abacos this winter. We will meet her for dinner tonight. We spent the late morning with her catching up on old friends and what she has been doing since we saw her last in Melbourne.
We are both enjoying our trip. My back has been giving me trouble again. We will stay in Abacos for a few weeks and then look for a weather window to cross to Charleston or Beaufort, NC.
Hope the winter is over wherever you may be,
Elyse and John
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