Double Trouble
Why is it when one thing goes wrong, everything seems to go wrong? I believe it’s the principle of compound - quandaries - on - the - spot - while - hung - up - in - a - bind - near - a - quagmired - predicament - with - a - dilemma - on - top - and - a - pickle - on - the - side.
While making pancakes this morning, I looked out the window and noticed we were right up on the shore. We didn’t plan to be there, but there we were. “Our anchor dragged.” I told the girls.
There’s a first time for everything. We’ve had great success with our Rocna Anchor. It’s 88 lbs of galvanized steel formed into a nice wedge shape. It’s one of the “new generation” of anchors and has rated extremely high in all the latest anchor tests. It’s attached to the boat with a run of 3/8 chain. This system should be sized to hold us in up to 60 knot winds.
I guess here at Cumberland Island the bottom is just a big too muddy and soupy to be good holding ground.
We motored off the beach and tried to reset the anchor. It wouldn’t reset so we had to pick it back up and re-drop it. While picking it back up the second time, the windlass control seized up in the up position. It dragged the bridle up and into the chain shoot. Once it got jammed it tripped the breaker. The control is still stuck in the up position and we had to manually let the chain out on the last set.
In Plymouth, MA, I had to pull the controls apart and clean the contacts. This time it seems that they’re either welded shut or the solenoid is jammed. Hopefully it’s fixable. I’ll take it apart tomorrow and see what’s up.





























The kids had heard how Beaufort, NC was the place to be for Halloween, so it was a “do not miss” on our trip. We even skipped over some other (better) things just to ensure we got here on time.