At anchor in Waimea Bay, Oahu
Our mirror smooth anchorage disappeared during the night when a small north swell came up. It is nothing to be concerned about, but the waves reflecting off of the beach and surrounding headlands create a chop that makes the boat rock and roll a bit. This is more like the Waimea I remember.
The faulty PV system proved to be a loose plug, so that is resolved.
Maka'oi'oi's electrical system gremlins just won't leave her alone. Bo discovered alarmingly low battery voltage during the night and we had to run the engine twice to charge the batteries. The load (refrigerator and anchor light) was minimal, and we should have been able to go for a week without recharging. This morning we isolated each of the three new house batteries in turn and ran the boat's systems off a single battery to test each one. All proved to be fine. The electrical system seems to be working fine today with the wind and solar chargers generating, so we are going to continue on our way and keep trying to figure out what's going on.
Clay and Kara had a long swim this morning. The water is a bit murkier than it was yesterday, and I just don't feel comfortable in deep murky water, so I opted to stay on the boat.
Bo and Kara are currently ashore with the inflatable SUP meeting Marcy who drove up with some additional supplies. She will join us for an early dinner and head back to shore before the fleet departs at sunset for Kauai.
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