Position Still Harbour, Whale Bay, Baranof Island
N 56 D 32.588
W 135d 00.997
We tried again last Sunday to depart. We were about three hours out when we started having engine issues. Or maybe the engine was having issues with us. Anyway we thought we could get access to a mechanic in Sitka and so we turned back. Well the mechanics were all busy so Mark began going over everything again. He found a partial blockage on the heat exchanger again. They made it through the impeller pump again without damaging the impeller. We missed our weather window but decided to give the engine some more testing. First we pulled at the dock for several hours. The RPMs wouldn’t go to max so we set off into the harbour. For three hours the engine temps acted perfectly but we couldn’t get the RPMs up. Then it dawned on Mark that we replaced the alternator. And probably the tach was reading wrongly. Back to the dock. Off to Napa to get a laser tachometer to confirm it and sure enough that was the problem.
So this morning exactly a week later we set out again. And everyone including Sari Timur was happy. We are anchored for the night in Still Harbor. And will head to Puffin Harbor tomorrow.
This harbor is spectacular and I think is protected in all conditions. There are some scary rocks entering but they are well marked on the charts and in the guide. The very most southern rock seems to be closer to the listed anchor spot so we anchored a little north of that.
Some Photos
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| A Cruise Ship With Mount Edgecombe in the backgound as we left the harbor |
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