Shearwater

Leaving Cousins Inlet with the town of Martin River in the distance

Our Smoking alternator on the test run, No Joy!

This morning, after leaving Ocean Falls, we transited Gunboat Passage (tricky) and arrived about noon at Shearwater. Just like many of the places we have stopped, no one answered either the radio or the phone. We were told they don't answer the radio until June 1.



We tied up behind a 42 foot Nordic Tug "Augenblick" that was also at Lagoon Cove several days ago. They are also headed North, and we expect to see them again as we proceed up to Ketchikan.



After contacting Selene Yacht Service to confirm plans for replacing the cruising alternator in Ketchikan, we reconnected the alternator to see the exact failure mode. Within three mintues we had smoke everywhere, and traced it back to the alternator. We spent the next hour clearing the boat of a fresh round of smoke, and then realized that we had not thought about dinner.


Pizza turned out to be the solution! We went up to the pub with the couple from "Augenblick", and had pizza's and beer before heading back to the boat. We can recommend the pizza!


In the morning we will head North again, but will probably not have either cell phone or internet until we get to Prince Rupert, which may be 4-5 days away.