Thursday 17 June 2021

Weather has been mercifully better. Wind yesterday and last night twenty to twenty five, but sea, while still high, had smoothed out becoming very comfortable giving us six and a half to seven and a half knots through the water. Swirling currents are strong so speed over ground varies greatly. Front should pass today leaving little wind so expect to begin motoring. Just as well as auxiliary is needed for charging batteries. Shooting for St. George's tomorrow afternoon.

To explain above, generator again showed overheat and shut down. No help cleaning contacts, so circumvented sensors revealing it's actually overheating at mixing elbow. As with forward head that passed fluid, but bunged attempting chunks, suspect fecund barnacle growth cesspool of Boca Ciega Bay clogged thru-hulls for both toilet outflow and Panda cooling water. TBD in Bermuda.

Remember Tuesday's comments about taking pills? Crew discussion inspired scheme to make a killing... in a manner of speaking. Build a machine (a Pill-o-Matic) with several silos to hold each medication. Probably need lots for geriatrics who eat, like candy, dozens of different types. Install app in base with bluetooth that can be programmed with dates and times for each one along with dispensing mechanism. When time arrives for dosing, green lights flash, bells ring and a special wristband vibrates alerting medically challenged geezer that correct pills for that time have been dispensed into a cup. Beside it another cup fills with water. If you can design and make the things for fifty bucks and sell them for ninety nine ninety five, every pill popper in the country, in the world, will want one. You could retire to a mansion in Palm Beach. Join Mar-a-Lago and hobnob with the Trumps... at least until you all need a Pill-o-Matic.

Jack & Jan