We just got the engine fixed and were planning on sailing to the Perla's for a few days to test out the work. The day before we left, we had a severe lightening storm. Erin was in town shopping however I was on the boat. It was so loud and close, I was literally ducking every time it cracked. I had everything unplugged and all the breakers turned off. I also had all portables stowed in the oven (they say to do this but I believe that if you get a direct hit, it doesn't matter where you put the stuff).
Anyway, one bolt hit nearby and scared the crap out of me. Afterwards, I could hear the electricity in the air by the electronics. It was making a light humming noise. After the storm and a few choice words, I began testing the systems. The only thing I could find was that I couldn't transmit on the VHF. Not a big problem as I have 2 others on board.
We woke up the next morning and were just about the haul anchor when I turned on the auto-pilot. Guess what else is on the same breaker as the VHF....the autopilot and radar. Both are currently out. I have power to the auto pilot but it's giving me an error message. The radar is completely dead. All this just one week before my parents arrive and 10 days before our scheduled canal transit.
We have 2 names that should be able to help us and will be seeing them first thing tomorrow morning. I can do w/o the radar for now but I need the auto pilot. No way I'm hand-steering to Colombia!
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