Jan 17h – 18th – Passage over to St. Martin… Sure is handy having Brendan on board.. Blew the alternator belt.. Check in was fun.. Lots of Mega Boats! Cool Place!
Added notes 2015:
Had to rig up the alternator for the passage... hole for the bolt was worn oval... knowning we HAD to get to St. Maartin to pick up my sister, we used broken off drill bits and filled the slot.
Part way over the belt started to come loose... we used some ropes as a tensioner to delay the ultimate demise
9 miles from St. Maartin the belt broke.. engine overheated.. sails up...
We changed the belt, refilled the antifreeze..
Second motor wasnt working.. wouldnt rev up... ( found the problem later... think underwater!)
Motored in... cut off Steve Jobs megaship... bought the captain a beer later at the bar!
Good times!
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