All we know is that you called the Coast Guard
and drifted for a day because you couldn't figure out what to do.

no, you don't know that. you do know the bogus captain of the boat claimed the
engine was over-heated (it wasn't), and you do know the bogus captain took down
the sails and strapped them down when I tried to sail the boat (in zephyr
winds) and you do know neither the bogus captain nor the boat owner could
figure out how to use the VHF.