The hellish manchineel tree (Patreon)

Hi guys! 

In this video, we grab a mooring ball near Union Island, visit and failed marina project, go to Tobago Cays, and rig a boat-to-boat water transfer.  

In real-time news, we're still in Grenada. We have changed our plans and are now hauling out in Trinidad instead in the hopes of being a little bit safer from Hurricanes and hopefully getting some stainless work done. The quote we got here in Grenada was a little too high, in my opinion, so fingers crossed for Trinidad :)

In very annoying news, our genset is still broken (the video was recorded four weeks ago). The dealer here on the island seems very nice and knowable, but they are struggling to get replies from Germany. Believe it or not, I heard the same complaint from the dealer in Denmark. It's been a month since I first contacted FP about the issue. Back then, I contacted the US FP service center. With the help of the head office in Germany, they diagnosed the issue but then stopped replying to emails when I asked them to confirm the warranty covered this. 

We then moved the boat to Grenada, and I contacted the FP dealer on the island. Super nice and knowledgeable. He contacted FP US and said they confirmed the issue was covered by the warranty. He then contacted Germany to get the needed part and has since then not heard from them in two weeks despite multiple emails.

The most ridiculous thing is that we're talking about a faulty actuator - a little electric stepper motor. It's a super cheap part. I can easily replace it myself. I shudder at the thought of what the support would be like with a more serious issue!  

I emailed FP Germany directly today. I originally contacted FP US because they were closer to the Carrabien, and I thought they would have an easier time getting parts here. Since then, I have learned that the European and the US Fisher Panda gensets are COMPLETLY different - apparently, they use almost none of the same parts. That seems completely nuts to me! Anywho, I'm waiting to hear back from FP Germany. I'm sure it'll all get resolved at some point :) 

I hope you'll have a fantastic weekend :) Thank you so much for your support! Stay safe :)