Gremlins on board

Today is the day we are/were to sail to Miami. Unfortunately the gremlins we have had on our boat are still at work! This is their story!!!
We decided to stay two nights on the mooring at Las Olas so that we could assess things that needed to be done on the boat before we sailed around to Miami. Fort Lauderdale is THE sailing capital of Florida and everything a boater could need is right here. Well....these are the things that we have needed...so far!
The Chart Plotter has seized up and has been sent back to the manufacturer; the radio and CD player did not work so we have bought a new one and Bill has installed it; the 'Xantrex' power inverter (which will allow us to have toast and use the microwave while at anchor!) is not working (An electrician came on board but it cannot be fixed); the cell phone message system was not working - this was sorted out with a call to Telus; the dinghy, which travelled down with us from Canada, sprung a water leak and was sent to the menders. So we moved in to a dock at Las Olas Marina for two nights. This morning the dinghy came back and we were ready to set off on a perfect day for sailing to Miami when we realized that the fridge was not working! Now that has been fixed, and it's almost 12 noon, and too late to get round to Miami before dark.
But finding the gremlins, and sorting them out, is what this 'shake-down' cruise is all about, we tell ourselves! Better to repair it here than in the Bahamas......Boat repair is definitely one of those things that isn't "better in the Bahamas".
Apart from the gremlins we have had a very good time at this marina. The skies have been cloudless, and we have walked the white sand beaches. We have had a fishy dinner
(as in freshly caught) at 'Coconuts Restaurant' on the waterway. Last night we had drinks with a nice couple, Sue and Paul, from Long Island. They have been bringing their trawler, Independence', down the ICW and going over to the Bahamas for many years and had lots of good advice, plus a unique screw-driver which Bill was anxious to get his hands on!
So, we will probably move off soon to find an anchorage for the weekend. Weather is forecast to be sunny and warmer. (The Floridians are still shivering!) More anon unless the gremlins get us.