We are planning to continue down the coast to Cuttyhunk but, when I try to start the engine, the batteries do not have enough power to do the job. A quick row-boat and taxi-ride to the West Marine (ship’s store) in Falmouth buys us a Big Yellow Jump Start Battery Pack, which succeeds in starting the engine. But now the captain (that is, me) is once again antsy and worried about whether the electrical system was ever truly “fixed”. Once before, on our previous boat, we needed to be towed out of Cuttyhunk and we do not look forward to a repeat performance. So we decide to head back, once more, to Marion. It has got a lot cooler although the sun is still shining. This is no longer t-shirts and shorts weather. Whoever drives the
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