Mark and I are retired and are living full time on our Gulfstar Custom 50 sailboat. If you are interested in just the boat re-furbishment, see posts Feb. 2009 and older.
Friday, September 23, 2011
One minor equipment casualty
The boat was solid, no creaks and no leaks. We had everything tied down and ready so sustained no damage…except the wind generator. When the gust front first hit, we both heard the speed of the generator increase past it’s allowable speed. I was on my way below to turn it ‘off’ when we heard the explosion – all fan blades broke away and the motor housing lifted from the pole – I was about 15 seconds too late. The good news? It didn’t work that well anyway!
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