Thursday, March 15, 2012


Last night on our way in to the marina, our dinghy motor stopped dead.  Luckily we were a few hundred feet from the dock, and rowed the rest of the way.  Once there, troubleshooting began, and when all the obvious factors were ruled out, experts concluded that it probably needed a new induction coil or electrical box.  Who knows where those come from in a place like Roatan?  We were towed home by a nice guy, and gloom set in.

This morning another nice neighbor showed up, and towed the dinghy to an outboard mechanic in town.  After about an hour the dinghy came back- running on its own power.  Diesel in the fuel. 

How could this happen??  Lorenzo left the can for the marina to refill- and it was clearly marked 'gas'.



1 comment:

  1. Lorenzo, on Planet Earth, red means gas, blue means water, and YELLOW MEANS DIESEL!!!!!!

    ;-D

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