T&T: A BIG Atta Boy!

[Btlifes2short at aol.com]

After a recent electrical fire on board Life's2Short I wanted to take a  
moment to thank the crew @ Hinckley Yacht Works in Savannah (Thunderbolt)  GA.  
It's so refreshing not to hear "Hmmmm, never seen  this before?" from a mechanic 
when they step on board.  The guys (Tim &  Michele) who helped me rewire a 
number of items that got fried were fast, very  knowlegeable & professional!  I 
would highly recommend Hinckley to  those of you who might need assistance as 
you travel the ICW!
 
I would also suggest to those of you who have a davit motor to check and  
make sure that it has some type of fuse or breaker in-line, ours did not.   What 
happened was that over years of use the wire on the control box of the  davit 
motor wore through, shorted itself out on the crane and melted the wire  and 
every other wire that was touching it as it passed along 30' of chase.
 
It's quite scary when you're anchored out enjoying the evening on the  
sundeck and all of a sudden your smoke alarm goes off.  You then open the  salon 
door and can't see 3' in front of you because of all the smoke rolling  through 
your home!  However no one was hurt (physically) and we were able  to head back 
south to Hinckley under our own power.
 
Just thinking about this has made me thirsty, anybody for a Bloody  Mary?
 
Brenda &  Todd Lanning
M/V Life's2Short
40' Oceania
Headed north towards Charlotte SC
btlifes2short at aol.com
Check  out our blog @
_http://btlifes2short.blogspot.com_ (http://btlifes2short.blogspot.com) 

"It is said that you only have so many days on this  earth.....but the ones 
you spend at sea 
don't count against you".





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