Author: sailawaysarantium

Dreamt, retired, sailed away!

Microchanges taking place daily💕

by sailawaysarantium

Every day, I feel different. Every day there are small changes in how I feel. I feel more connected to self, more connected to my own feelings, more connected to the small simple things! Stress is leaving me and I am more and more looking forward to the simple things in life. The simple things in life are no longer crammed into a busy schedule, rather unfolds as the day go by. I write a little, I read a little and I think a lot. I feel more connected to people I small-talk with in passing and take more time to look around myself. I am more aware of my surroundings. And, I feel more joy in simplicity.

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Blowing fuses left, right and center!

by sailawaysarantium

I’ve had three frustrating but learned days! My brand new chartplotter stopped working three days ago while getting ready to pull anchor. Ugh😳 …. All good, I have charts❣️ My son, David, and I continued on our plan to find some wind! We had an amazing sail in and out of the USA and even had a call from Canadian Coast Guard regarding some missing paddle boarders. Hearing my boat name being hailed made me nervous as I immediately thought to myself “what did I do wrong now?”😃

Then the trouble shooting began! I checked for loose connections and blown fuses! Sure enough a fuse was blown! I replaced it, but the new one also blew! Ok, now there is a problem. So I researched and called around to get some advice! Two days of further trouble shooting and taking the chart potter to a marine store, no answers and I was still scratching my head! Someone said “try putting in a 5 amp fuse instead of the 3 amp”… so I did and it also blew. I must have gone through 5 fuses in total and cut and crimped and rewired cables five times. I’m getting good at using the heat gun and splicing wires! I think the unit is a lemon, so it’s going back on warranty luckily🤞🏼I’ve also traced every wire through walls, floors, helm and boat rails! It’s been an education! Now, it’s beer time🍻

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