Adventure I is Almost Ready!

Roger and the Sunsail team have done a phenomenal amount of work to get the boat ready. Over 200 items were repaired, fixed or replaced. Every inch of the boat was scrubbed, cleaned and power washed. Thank the good lord for Clorox Wipes and Spray 9!

As you can see below one of the most recent additions was the name on the side of the boat and to the front of Pirates favourite boat, our 10'6" inflatable named SOGGY. 


A shake down cruise is a must to see what isn't quite right.  Here's Roger heading out with the Canadian flag courtesy of our friends Felicity and Seth.



Sure enough, when Roger single handed the boat up to Beef Island to pick Pirate and myself up, all of a sudden all of the engine warning horns and lights went off. He thought it was overheating so he shut everything down, jumped below and pulled the hatch off the engine. It turned out the alternator had fried itself.  After making it to Trellis Bay, which is a 5 min walk to the airport, Roger called back to the Sunsail base and negotiated a repair. The next morning Roger took a cab back to Sunsail and quickly found himself in a beat up jeep so full of tools there was barely room for a passenger. Two Rastas drove him back to the boat at high speed along a winding road that runs along the side of a very steep cliff.  All the while the Rastas were blowing a big fatty with the jeep windows closed up tight. It was a scene right out of Cheech and Chong's Up In Smoke. You can't make this sh#@ up! The two rescue Rastas did an amazing job and had a new 125 amp alternator installed in no time. 





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  1. JuleJanuary 3, 2024 at 7:26 AM

    I'm guessing Roger had a contact high? Lol. I hope it was a good one!

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