Author: Scott
We have a problem, it is getting very difficult to turn the wheel and it makes this horrible squeeeeeeeeeeeak. We have checked the steering quadrant, all of the sieves, and pulled off the binnacle to check the chain, sprocket and cables, We also decided to check the rudder, so we hove to so that we could investigate whether we had some of that pesky San Diego kelp wound in our prop. Scott/ came up with one measly piece of grass, definitely not the culprit.
We have decided to hand steer the rest of the way to Turtle Bay, it is getting too taxing for the auto pilot. Ok, we can deal with this, but it is a concern that we could loose all of our steering and that would be a big problem.
The weather is turning fowl. We have up to 25 knots of wind on the nose and very sloppy sears. This is only making our steering problem more troublesome. We are only making two knots of progress, grrrrrrrrrr. We have not been very motivated to cook and we are getting by on Zone Bars and potato chips.
It is going to be a long night.
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