Isla Contoy to Isla Mujeres, Part 2
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Peter on Awab has been experiencing some battery problems. A cell in one of them exploded. The batteries are 8 volt Rolls and as such are almost impossible to acquire in this area. The Rolls folks in Miami are shipping one to him under warranty. Awab is a 40 year old, 55 ft plank hull vessel. The hull and gear are in good sound condition, but it is the details that are often troubling to cruisers. Peter has had the motorsailer for about a year and is still working out some bugs.
We are unable to get satellite TV here with the small (18") dish. The currently stowed one meter dish is too big for our tracker and useful only when Francesca is tied to a dock. With occasional trips to the video store, the news on hf radio from The Voice of America and the weatherfax we manage to be entertained and in touch.
Joan, Ben & Maggie
"Niko, Peter and Angelica on AWAB
(All women are beautiful)
