We have went in one month to first the wind generator to the water pump that decided it would give up the ghost when we were in the middle of the ocean trying to motor in 0 winds ! and then came the toilet that stopped flushing and Rob had to rip out the lines , and clean it out and figure what was blocking the piping . Next came in Inverter the power supply to the boat , it decided to blow up right after little over 5 months !
Just like a home , your boat will encounter the lovely little things that are a pain in the backside.!
Now its the anchor wench ? ! Oh why not just add to the beauty of more complication on a nice quiet sailing adventure lol Guess its a blessing we dont have a washer and dryer ( portable ) those go on the fritz too after while so handwashing is the least at expense . If your Skipper is handy at fixing things count yourself blessed and that GOD has sent a mechanical angel amongst a skilled sailor. If i was just me on the boat i would be fixing EVERYTHING the yankee way with DUCT TAPE ! lol when we have the radio on and we listen in on the schedules of report from the charter boats that people will spend thousands to just have a few days to sail for their vacation . We hear anything from " my toilet wont flush " to " the anchor will not lower"
to " i cant get the water recycle r to work " and they are stuck till help arrives at their own expense of sometimes 150.00 a hour ! so much for enjoying a relaxing time with family when the Lou wont flush !!
It gets down right comical to hear some of the reports that come in you wonder why cant they keep a check on the charter boats and make sure they are in running condition before turning them loose with inexperienced people that just wanna feel the wind in their hair and sun on their face ! but things break they wear out just like home sweet home the good thing is We dont have to make sure the Grass is mowed hahah
