Pensacola, 1-16-2009
Yesterday morning we started our trip on the wrong foot. When we left the dock one of the mooring lines got in the propeller and the engine stopped. We also noticed a smell of burning wire insulation but couldn’t find the location. We went to the seawall and hired a diver to free the line. Then the engine wouldn’t start anymore and we called the mechanic. He traced the possible problem to a short in a wire harness and I told him that a couple of days ago I drilled a hole from one compartment to another for my VHF antenna cable and had problems to push the cable through. I thought it was caulk but after we removed a board we saw that the engine harness was damaged and triggered the starter motor and then fried the starter. We got a new starter installed and the harness repaired and are good to go again. Although it is blowing 20-25 knots today we plan to leave because the wind is from the north and we go east. It will be even colder than yesterday but it will be dry and sunny.
Talk to you later, love
Jacques Ria
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