Spent yesterday trying to fix our AIS (Automatic Identification System enables us to see and track other vessels, especially commercial ones and they can see us as well) that has been transmitting but not receiving since the Auto Pilot upgrade in Townsville. 4th call to Tech support had me disconnection the unit then reconnecting to see if that helped the computer / communications issue.
After 30 minutes and no signals on the screen we decided that it was the unit that had failed and needed to be removed and taken to repair shop.
Along comes Steve takes a look at the unit I am about to remove and declares that it has no power and is off. (After restarting unit earlier, I had not checked that the power was back on.) Idiot, in the process of de-powering and re-powering up the unit buried in the bowls of the boat I had blown the fuse and not noticed. Power restored and now all OK. (I am getting to old for this)
Steve returned to his boat to fight with a recalcitrant generator that will not start. I joined him later to see if I could blow any fuses for him as well. Looks like the $2000 control computer is on the fritz, need to get a new one sent up from Brisbane. Luckily we are not leaving any time soon because of the weather.
Starting to feel like we are in the Bermuda Triangle, well maybe the Lagoon Triangle.
The weather front came through overnight, wind has been up all night, gusting between 30 and 38 knots most of the night. Up a few times to check for anchor dragging. I am confident of our anchors holding, the worry is somebody else's anchor dragging and then they collect us on there way past.
At least it is now daylight and the rain has stopped so I can see what is going on around us.
Time to put a bread mix in the bread maker for some fresh bread for lunch.