45°7′47″ N 85°36′48″ W
Late yesterday afternoon we noticed that the alternator was not charging the batteries. We were only about 30 minutes away from our destination so we shut off our autopilot (a big energy user) and continued to our destination.
By the time we arrived and got tied up at the dock we were too tired to troubleshoot the alternator problem – plus the engine was pretty hot to work around.
This morning I found a loose ground connection on one of the batteries and hoped that that would solve the problem. Unfortunately it has not.
I have called the local marine service yard and asked them to send over a mechanic. Hopefully he can quickly identify & resolve the problem & we can get underway again.
Stay tuned & keep your fingers crossed for us!
Hope it is not a major issue and you can continue your wonderful passage. Best of luck. Chris, I rain to Ron Tyndall two days of. We were remembering the fun times getting beat up. He did remember you as well.