SV Panta Rhei Retirement Trip

We have left the Village at Bahia de Los Angeles and moved north about 7 nm. We are staged for a 40 nm passage to Puerto Refugio at the north end of Angel de la Guarda. It is a popular anchorage for boats that make it this far north. Unfortunately, we are working against Northwest winds...right on the nose. So we will stage the passage to take advantage of the lighter winds we associate with the morning hours. Winds are forecast to reach 18 knots. That can build some significant seas and those slow our passage. La Griega (where we are anchored now) is the last anchorage that is sheltered from the northwest winds. We have a double anchor set and no chubascos in sight or hurricane warnings at this time. We'll read, swim, take a little hike, maybe float in the lagoon and eat a great chicken lunch/dinner. We are by ourselves tonight and it is due to stay just this lonely for the next several days.

We're having a little trouble with the gen set. The oil temperature sensor is shutting down the gen set when the engine is cold. When the engine heats up, things are fine. But it is hard to heat it up when you can't keep it running. So I tried to bypass the sensor. The book says they protect by opening...so I shorted out the switch. No joy. I still have the same problem. What is happening? It's a mystery that I need to solve.