Horrible crossing yesterday. The weather forecast was for south winds around 10 knots, what we got was west winds over 20 knots gusting to 27 and right on our nose. That meant motoring through 6ft waves all the way. Yuk! I hate crossings! Anyway we made it safe and sound, trailing the dinghy with no mishaps. We will rest here for a day or two before tackling the trip to Bimini. On a positive note, we have found a welder here, name of Victor, recommended by other boaters. He is fixing our stanchion as we speak. That means we will be able to hoist the motor into the cockpit and lift the dinghy on the davits. Dont know if we will ever be able to go back to raising the dinghy on the davits with the motor on. That four stroke motor (only legal kind in the States when we bought it) weighs 90lbs and it is only 9.9 hp.