Are we heading north or returning south? That is the question!
Everything was going so well until Sid says, " I think there is a problem with the generator." It had stopped working, therefore we can only rely on the 12 volt system. We should be able to manage. Then he notices that the solar panels are no longer producing any amps, therefore not topping up the batteries. But more of a problem since we have a fridge and small freezer to run. Normally, Sid has a think and a tinker and voila! all fixed. Not so this time. He spent hours trying to get the solar working but no luck so we decided the best thing to do was to head back to base and get someone to sort out our problem. Rather dejected we started heading south, which was the right decision. We didn't want to get stranded in the middle of nowhere if the batteries failed.
We moored overnight and woke to a beautiful sunny, if a bit chilly morning. Sid decided to have one more go at getting the solar panels working. He hates to be beaten AND after much tweaking of connections voila they started producing some power. But, the generator was still a problem so continuing back to Fenny seemed the wise solution. Sid started the engine and Jenny was preparing to release the bow line when Sid shouted for her to come and look at something. Low and behold the generator was now working! All to do with battery levels.
So, now we were all ship shape again we journeyed to the nearest place to turn Hunters Moon round and proceed north again.
It took two days out of our schedule but thanks to Sid's perseverance we can continue on our travels.
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