We have been having trouble with our anchor chain since we bought the boat last September. It was one of those things that started out not so bad but over time it got progressively worse. Well, our anchor chain was one of those things. It started out slipping just a little and by today it would not catch and bring the anchor up at all. Keith had to go out and bring it up manually because it was too heavy for me. After close inspection of things, we need a new gypsy on our windless, the thing that the chain catches on and rolls the chain up. The one that is on now is worn down to almost nothing and the links are not catching. So, that is something we have to get fixed and soon. It took us several tries and over an hour to get the anchor to hold.
Tonight it was my turn to cook. We turned the generator on and it would only produce 90 amps instead of 120 amps required to run things properly. I ended up cooking in Elvie’s galley and serving over in ours. What an end to a beautiful day. Otherwise, we had a nice evening.
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CO's comments: So far it has been a beautiful trip up the Tenn-Tombigbee Waterway. It has pretty much been just the two of us and tows on the river. A lot of markers are out of place due to the high water. I am sure enjoying our AIS radio. It lets us know how many tows and how far away they are which is great. Because of the high water we are constantly fighting the current. I think next year we will wait until June before heading north and hopefully by that time the current will be minimal.
5-13-2013 Going through Coffeeville Lock with Roy El
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