Tues. Feb 2, 2015
Long Key, FL
Today we started off by going to the marina we anchored near, Plantation Yacht Harbor Marina to get diesel and water and get rid of a couple of bags of trash. Then off we went. We crossed 3 sounds, huge areas that look like big bays but are very shallow and have a narrow ditch you had better stay in if you do not want to go aground. We saw lots of 5 and 6 foot depths in the track and less than one ft if you strayed off to the side.
The day was sunny and warm, upper 70s, with winds around 10-12 because we were protected. Handleys were off shore with winds in excess of 20 and were sailing reefed while we motored inside. We only traveled 3 1/2 hrs today to an anchorage at Long Key. It has an access from both the ocean and the ICW and both Windbird and Sea Turtle are anchored here tonight. We will both go offshore tomorrow and expect to have good conditions for a pleasant day of sailing. We hope to make Marathon tomorrow.
We still had the alternator light coming off and on. None of you offered any good suggestions. Come on! We read and watched the depth finder. It got down to 4.7 under us at low tide. We draw 4. Fortunately we will be leaving near high tide in the morning. Judy and Mark had to anchor further out because of their draft but went exploring in their dinghy looking for somewhere to walk. Unfortunately they could not find anywhere to dock the dinghy. They stopped by on their way back to Windbird for a quick visit.
That is about it. Pretty uneventful day, which is a good thing.
Did you find out if the solar array might be what's causing the alternator light to come on? One possibility is that. Hard may be leaking back into it, causing the light to come on.
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