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American Spirit II - Day 6, Heading to Key West for Repairs; Thursday, January 9, 2014



At 10:30 AM, after determining that the weather forecast called for 20 knots of wind and 5 to 7 foot seas between the Dry Tortugas and Key West, we decided to weigh anchor and head to Key West to buy and replace our 2 8D House Batteries, each weighing about 160 pounds. Not really sure how both of these batteries got ruined, as they're only 6 months old.

Two hours into this trip, we realized that the weather forecast was wrong. We had winds up to 32 knots and 10 foot seas on the port bow, all the way to Key West. We arrived there at 11:00 AM. The entire trip was a slugfest and wouldn't have been possible without a Dodger to shield us from the water. It was Monday all over again. We thought the gale was gone.

We tied up at the Galleon Marina at 11:00 AM, plugged in the electric shore power cords, and went to sleep.


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