Power & Motoryacht

The Roving Mechanic

Yikes,” I said when I read the weather report. It seemed that the following day, during which I was going to get together with a mechanic on board the Betty Jane II, would feature wind, wind, and more wind. “Gusts,” the report said, “between 30 and 35 knots.”

Yikes, indeed! While owning my previous boat (a Grand Banks trawler with a single engine

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