The first night on the hook is always hard; doubly so when there's a question about the engine starting in the morning. The anchor chain made noise all night when the winds picked up from the East. I slept better with the noise knowing that silence (i.e. the anchor dragging) was what I should fear.
We woke to find the batteries at 12.8V. The batteries aren't short of power, they just can't deliver it in a short period of time. So, we can't start the engine with the batteries alone, but otherwise, we're operating pretty normally.
I have eight items on my immediate repair list. Good news, got one thing fixed. The toilet isn't spraying fresh water all over the head anymore. Dousing its anti-siphon valve in vinegar got the valve working.
After a nice long walk on Venice Beach we dropped the hook for the night off Blackburn Point.
33nm today and 62nm thus far. DBH
