Lat 22 13N 58 27W

shoelessjourney
Tom & Colette McCorkindale
Fri 18 Apr 2008 14:21
Greetings from the Atlantic. For those of you following this trip, it may be
a surprise to see our position. Well there is a reason for that. We were
charging our batteries yesterday, using our engine, when the engine stopped.
As we were already without the generator this was not good news. Andy spent
6 hours changing primary and secondary filters and collection bowls. Pumping
condensed water out of the fuel tanks and other things. The filters were in
quite a state and although we have spares, they are limited in numbers. A
decision had to be made and we decided to divert to the BVI and to ship Prim
Teaze home if possible. This is a disappointment to all especially Andy and
Deborah who have come a long way for this adventure but if we have
contaminated fuel we would not want to be without a power generation source
mid way across. So that is the real and only news from yesterday. More
tomorrow.

Skipper