Vetus Windlass
Date: February 28, 2000
From: Jerry Bernath bernathj@pocketmail.com
Hi Paul, hope that all is well. I am currently at Telemar Bar Marina, Indian Harbour Beach, Florida. I never made it to the Bahamas and will not try again in the short term.
I did leave here for points south on Jan 24th but the weather just did not cooperate. I continued to face North & NE winds of sufficient strength to make crossing the Gulf Stream uncomfortable. I also encountered a problem with my windlass when in Lake Worth, it stopped working. Well, I thought it was a minor problem but when I had to hole up in Fort Lauderdale, due to weather, found that the electric motor on my Vetus Alexander was falling apart. I cannot single hand safely without a good working windlass.
I did return to Indian Harbour and am trying to repair my Alexander but it does not look good since the repair shop LOST THE MOTOR! Can you believe this?
I am trying to find another motor or entire used unit rather than buying a new one @ $2,300 and having to refit everything. I am not sure that anyone in the Forum can help but it is worth a try. Could you send a short message out seeing if anyone can?
