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Passage Hafnafjörður → Hafnafjörður Distance 375 nm (10 nm under engine) Duration 74 h (2 h of engine) Wind B0 B2 B4 B6 B8 B10 Calm Storm Comfort ☁️ 💨 😊 😩 😤 ☀️ 😞 Four days at sea and we're back. Same marina. Same pontoon. Same berth. We had left with a travel companion, Endeavour, greeted by our new pontoon friends. A strong wind pushed us towards Greenland for the first 24hrs. leaving in good company Day 2 at seaThe wind dies. We start the engine and continue our progress. For 30 minutes. Suddenly, the engine slows down on its own, starts billowing white smoke, and stops. As this has happened before, we immediately suspect an issue with the water-cooling system. Day 3 - 1amWe’ve checked the water strainer and the impeller, they’re fine. We contact Endeavour for advice, consult the internet. It might be water in the fuel. The fuel-water separator confirms our suspicion. Day 3 - 3amThe whole boat smells of fuel, we both have terrible headaches and struggle to keep our eyes open, but we…

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