Smoke on board!
22 April 2013 | Christian Bay
Gillian
Woke up at 2am with a change in the weather. Boat bouncing a little and then thunder and lightning in the distance. Up at 6am for an early start to race the chance of developing thunderstorms in the afternoon. Neil checking the alternator and then a yell from him and a smell of smoke! It was the relays shorting out the diodes (insufficient capacity for the super duper high output alternator and they melted in front of his eyes!). Very fortunate it didn't develop into a fire as that is one of the worst things that cold happen on a boat.
Otherwise had a Very pleasant motor sail to Christian Bay and anchored in time for lunch.
Neil went fishing and caught two good size snapper. And then had a very pleasant visit from Pam and Ross of s/v Vixen7. They live nearby and drove to our anchorage where Neil collected them on the dinghy. Enjoyed some reminiscing and they gave us some great ideas for places to visit in Fiji.