Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Where is the magnetic flux compass?

The auto pilot has a mind of it's own all of a sudden!  It won't stay on track.  This is another important navigational tool for us.  So, Mike called the Sitex Corporation today and spoke with a technician who said the problem is more than likely in the magnetic flux compass.  We needed to check and see if a wire was off or something simple like that.  We looked everywhere on this boat (and there are a lot of hidden places filled with wires and motors and other mysterious boxes) but we could not find it.  The first place we look for anything is under the bed.  There are 8- 6 volt batteries under the bed along with containers of oil, automatic transmission fuel, fuel filters, etc.etc.etc. The term "looking under the bed" involves a totally different set of actions here on the boat than looking under the bed at home.  Our mattress is resting on  plywood, but under the plywood is a huge storage box.  So, in order to look under the bed, I have to hold up the mattress while Mike moves the plywood and searches for   whatever.  Today is was the magnetic flux compass. Who knows what it will be tomorrow.

Tonight, we are anchored on Wappoo Creek.  We took the dinghy about 1/2 mile up the creek and ate supper on the water's edge at the Charleston Crab House.  Wonderful!  Sunset on Wappoo Creek from the sun deck of Lifestyle II.

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