Both the Norwegian marine mechanical guru Jan Martin (who was kind enough to respond to our texts) and our spiritual leader, circumnavigator John Neal, suggested we open up our nonworking solenoid and try to repair it ourselves. What was the worst that could happen? “Let’s not have a death on board, love,” my beautiful husband suggested. Good plan. We disconnected all the batteries and unplugged shore power. I folded limbs into a pretzel and turned my neck into a snorkel tube