Here I am again
The Adventures of Allegria & Crew
Peter Lansdale
Sat 15 Jun 2024 03:57
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39:34.8N 027:13
5W
Came on watch again at 0300 this morning. Motoring,
very little wind so we are making a NE course rather than following the rhumb
line to NW Spain because there will be some rather strong N winds later which
will make gaining distance to the north rather difficult. It's somewhat rolly
and bouncy as we motor into the small swell.
News of the latest traumas on the good ship
Allegria. Is that trauma for the crew or does Allegria experience it as well.
The simplest issue was my phone which decided it wasn't going to accept any
charge. In the end this was easily solved as we found a little shop in Horta
with a very personable young man who looked at the problem and declared
that we could come back in 20 minutes and he would have it fixed. In the event
24 hours and 45 euro later it was fixed. I was impressed.
Having motored away from Horta, leaving at about
1300 yesterday we noticed a 'hot electrical smell'. Subsequently found the
alternator was not charging the batteries. There are 2 alternators on the
engine, one charges the engine starter battery and the other, much larger one
charges the domestic batteries. It was this domestic battery charger which
appears to have burnt out. That is one element of redundancy out of the window
as it leaves us with only the generator to charge the batteries. Not a problem -
we hope.
So with 875 miles to go lets hope all goes
well.
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