I had a busy morning grocery shopping, filling up the boat
with gas and water, and meeting with the owners of Westview Marina to get
information updated for the 2014 Waggoner. I didn’t get out of the marina until
midday.
Tahsis Inlet is long, and devoid of any anchorages for much
of its length. Bodega Cove is just about the first anchorage available, so I headed
for it.
Six miles out of Tahsis (about an hour at my slow cruising
speed) the Raymarine C80 MFD shut itself. It then (all on its own) entered an endless
cycle of failed boot ups.
This device is my primary chart plotter and my only radar. I
could make do with without it, but I’d be without radar unless I could get the
C80 running again.
Instinctively I unplugged every connection, then plugged
them back in and made sure they were clean and tight. Same result. I broke out
the multimeter. The power showed 13.5 volts…perfect. Finally, I pulled up the
C80 manual (which I had saved on my iPad as a PDF…this makes searching
easy!). I found the troubleshooting
section, and it suggested I perform a master reset by holding the first softkey
during the boot up cycle. Bingo! I lost all my settings, routes, tracks, etc.,
but the C80 was running again!
I continued to Bodega Bay. Two anchorages are available here,
an outer basin and an inner cove. I opted for the inner cove, and was, once
again, the only boat around. The narrow entrance channel had a least depth of
10 feet at a six-foot tide, which was more than ample for me.
Inside the water was serene. Seals frolicked throughout the
cove, but I didn’t find much other wildlife. I explored a bit by kayak and
found the bay shoals rapidly to the north.
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| Leaving Bodega Cove the next morning...the clouds had rolled in |
Today was, once again, brilliantly sunny. This sunshine, and
a high-pressure system offshore, are bringing windy conditions. The winds seem
to be blowing 30+ knots offshore every day. Locals say the mornings are much
better, so I’ll have to keep an eye on the weather for making the trip around
Estevan Point.
15.1 nm today
670.6 nm total
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