#86 | Was this a BAD IDEA? Running into problems upgrading our ALTERNATOR | Linnea Sailing

BOAT work means MORE work..
Sailing on a tight schedule, constantly on the move to catch the right weather windows, delays are not welcome! But here we are, already delayed 4 days when we run into a new problem.
Upgrading the alternator means we can charge our batteries faster. The alternator charges the batteries as we are using the engine and with our old one we had to run it for several hours and would still not top up our battery bank. So as our plan is to sail to Greenland, taking a northern route back to Sweden where the sun is lower, and foggy or cloudy days are more common, being able to charge our batteries faster seems like an important upgrade at this time.
But could these problems cause us to miss the weather window we have planned for Greenland? It's a stressful time to say the least!
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Fair winds,
Emmy & Marcus
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We are Emmy and Marcus, a Swedish couple who has decided to leave our home and set sail out into the world with our boat Linnea. After a season in the Caribbean, we decided to leave Linnea in Trinidad and fly back to Sweden for the hurricane season. This allowed us to get an extra year of sailing and reach even more beautiful destinations for our second season of cruising. For now the goal is Greenland and back home to Sweden, via the Caribbean, BVIs, Bahamas, US east coast, and Canada. But who really knows how far our dreams might take us?
Welcome aboard our floating home Linnea to join us on our adventures!
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[@EnriqueDeQuesada101]

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[@linneasailing]

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[@ThomasMurphy-tr6hr]

Your Volvo is spotless as suspected, you take the best care of Linnea. Miss seeing you guys in the blue waters of the Bahamas !

[@linneasailing]

Thank you! Good eye there to notice ;) :D Miss you too!

[@TheDigitalMermaid]

Does the survival suit have the optional mitten that has a separate index finger? I saw a type like that and wonder if it's actually useful.

[@linneasailing]

This suit has removable mittens, but it only came with this kind.. If I remember correctly, the other suit we got has non-removable mittens but has the index finger. I honestly think that wither way it's very hard to do stuff with the mittens on.. It's like wearing a thick sock over your hands 🫣

[@sv_skidbladnir]

How do you find that sewing machine? I just bought a PFAFF 360 to do some boat projects

[@linneasailing]

It's great! We love it! It's been a great equipment to have on the boat and it has been handling the canvas projects really well!