backing up a bit before don and i could start our next adventure the anchor windless had to be fixed. fortunately it started acting up only a few days before arriving in miami. once safly on the dock in dinner key marina i began the process. pretty quickly it became obvious the gear box was shot. when i got into the anchor locker i could feel oil leaking out of the lowee seal, not a good...
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So the final day of the delivery/donathon started a bit earlier than i planned. we got a wake up call from aimee calling to check in and confirm my arrival plans. i wanted to go out for coffee and after about an hour of waiting on don to book is flight online we where off. it was a 1nm hike or so to the city marina but we where rewarded by one of the best breakfasts in a long time. we both got...
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so after our morning engine work i managed a short nap and when i awoke it was time for a celebratory beer. the sun finally came out for some warmth. as the day progressed projected arrival time slowly came down. we chatted with a lepord 48 song 1 that passed us also on the way into Charleston. they had brought the boat from south Africa and where on their way to Annapolis. the arrival time...
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Yesterday was another uneventful aka relaxing day at sea. I was pleasantly surprised to see we where doing 7+ kts when i came on watch at 430 am. apparently we had finally motored into a bit of the gulf stream. we did not hold that speed all day but averaged over 6. they day was a bit overcast and definitely not tropics weather i was actually trying to get into dirrect sun to stay warm, does...
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So the good news was nothing exciting happened last night or all day today!! Don started the day by boiling us eggs for bfast and then used the hot water to make a pot of mac and cheese for dinner. I got to have curried tuna with mayo thanks to the mayo replacement. we also worked our way though the last of our madella beer and some of our new 5$ chips. the weather is finally back on track with...
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so this morning i was actually feeling a bit guilty about our plan to take the day off and go out on a abaco tour with joe in his new boat. as it turned out this guilt would be very short lived. as i was still waking up (did i mention not only are we doing sans meat this trip but also sans coffee) don announced that the starboard engine was overheating and he suspected another water pump...
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