Well, after our fun in the fog we decided to hi-tail it to Guernsey at the earliest opportunity - so after 3 hrs kip we we away again to make the most of the (in)famous Alderney Race (Google it...) Progress was rapid and pleasant in the sun - only lacking wind - but hey we have a big diesel engine so roll on St Peter Port... The only snag with big (or small) diesel engines is their dependency on diesel!?! Yachts don't tend to have a fuel gauge but that means you run the risk of running out - which always happens at the worst time... So to mitigate this - we have a precise digital fuel gauge fitted. Now hands up all those of you who think precise means accurate???? Quite - accuracy and precise can be a million light years apart - I mean how could a tank with 4% fuel remaining be empty?!?!?! So you've prob guessed - our pleasant trip was 'interrupted' when the engine died?!?! Tools out change everything then check tank... Eventually after some drifting and a close eye on some rocks, a Samaritan came but and we acquired 5 gallon of diesel in exch for a bottle of malt! The rest was easy and the beer on the sundeck in St Peter Port tasted oh soooooo good ! :-)
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