Anchored Position: 10°05.027N
124°34.831E
Lapinin Is. Bahol Sea
Philippines
We have spent the last two days anchored here in the large bay on the eastern side of Lapinin island. Yesterday was calm and quiet but frustrating. I spent the day trying to sort out the difficulties with the auto pilot all to no avail. Connections were checked and re-done, another fluxgate compass was tried but "otto" still acts like a drunken sailor weaving along. If I totally disconnect the compass a course is held but if a change is then made it's back to weaving along. As the unit is 25 years old we had planned to replace it when at our next stop in Davao, the Philippines, but hoped it would work for a last passage. It looks to be a number of more days of hand steering.
Today was spent not doing much. The weather forecast was for a headwind so we had planned to stay here. We started to have rain in the early morning hours and it continued till about noon. The wind was not bad here in the anchorage but no telling between here and our next stop on the southern end of Leyte Island. Tomorrows forecast is better and we are planning for the 25 mile passage to Leyte.
----------
radio email processed by SailMail
for information see: http://www.sailmail.com
No comments:
Post a Comment