Generator Hydro-Lock

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OCC members, Fred and Sandy onboard their catamaran Dakota Dream, were anchored at Antigua when this happened to their generator. It seems someone forgot to turn off the hot-wired raw water pump for their Northern Lights M673, 6 kw generator when they left the boat for Happy Hour. Upon returning to their boat, they realized the problem and shut down the still running raw water pump, too late. The generator was hydro-locked. This is what happens when an injector is removed to get raw water out of the cylinders. Ouch! Diesel and salt water sprays everywhere!!!

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The new Dragonfly 36 which launched at boot Dusseldorf last month. Loooking good with its wave-piercing main hull and float design. This will give the trimaran more buoyancy in the bow for a smoother ride in choppier waters. The DRAGONFLY Swing Wing system reduces the 8.12 m beam to 3.7 m reducing your marina fees. The DRAGONFLY 36 will be available in two versions, both with carbon masts. The TOURING version with a self-tacking jib and the PERFORMANCE version with a taller rig and larger overlapping furling headsail. Length 11.55m Beam Folded 3.7m #sail #fast #danish @Quorningboats

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Humbling encounter with a humpback whale, crossed paths with a European 36' sailboat out on the Atlantic, east-southeast of the Bahamas. [ Antigua to St. Thomas to St.Marys Georgia, USA passage short reels ]