Thursday morning, March 1, after breakfast and the bugs depart (because the weather turned cold), we kick into motion.
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Daily Archives: March 10, 2013
The Windlass and The Mennonites (part 1)
When we arrived in Belize, the windlass (the anchor puller upper) finally gave up the ghost. Pete and Tony tried, several times to manufacture fixes to keep it going including rubber rings and aluminum foil. On our final anchor, while heading to Belize City, fixes were no longer an option. This part is no longer made so, aside from buying a brand new windlass, machining new parts seemed the best option.