Today we motored for some of the morning, then the wind came up so we
put up the drifter and mainsail. We moved along nicely with the wind on
our quarter.Once the engine cooled down Eric went to work on the
alternator.He did some diagnosing and determined the old alternator
needed to come out and be replaced with the spare I brought from
Seattle.After several hours of hard work in a hot and cramped engine
room, the new unit was in and running.We now have the power!Batteries
are being charged and the refrigerator is back on.The water maker is
making water.We all enjoyed a shower on the side deck on this a very
pleasant afternoon.A few dolphins came by to play in our bow wave for a
few minutes.We are anticipating spaghetti with corned beef for dinner.

Thanks to Eric and his extensive supply of spare connectors, tools and
equipment for making the replacement happen.

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