With a little help from my friends

Luckily a friend from the marina, Lance Ryley, had replaced many alternators and was available to assist! During the replacement, he noticed that the starter battery was much warmer than it should be and we added that to the maintenance issues for the day. With a new starter battery, a replaced and functioning alternator and a much more refreshed crew after a good nights sleep, we departed the constitution marina just as the Constitution fired the sunset cannon (and good riddance to that twice daily ritual)!