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Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2023 01:56:00 GMT
Marathon 3
Work, Play, Eat, Repeat
The last week has been busy :) Sam and I have been working on the Teak
every day and going to get water every time we dinghy in. Hannah has been
experimenting with making Scottish shortbread. We went swimming at the
beach on the other side of Sisters creek and Sam's been working on
youtube.
Yesterday evening we had a scare. I went to start the engine like I do
every week and nothing, nada, cranked smoothly but no start. I spent a
little time with it till about 9pm and went to bed. Then I got up at 3am
because I couldn't sleep and read everything available about the Nanni
4.220HE engine. In the morning I re-checked the filters and bled the fuel
system and it started. I had to crack all four injectors and it started
when I cracked the last one. But in the process I found that the exhaust
elbow I just replaced a few months ago is completely rusted and leaking
again. So I asked again on the radio for someone who might know a good
welder. I was really worried something bad had happened. But sigh of
relief all is well and today we could go to the beach in peace.
This evening we went out to eat at The Oversea bar and grill. The food
was marvelous. And we attended a meeting for the group of boats going to
the Bahamas on the 1st. I'm not sure we will be ready to go with them but
we are thinking seriously about it. All our friends were there and some
new ones we met as well. Now it's time for bed but before I do I'm going
to lay on the deck and look at the stars. Without the light polution of
the big cities the stars are so amazing. This is a fantastic anchorage.
It's calm here even when the winds are 30kn in Hawk channel. There is
almost no current and the tides are minimal. The tempratures have been in
the 70's and clear skies. I can see why there is such a big boating
community here. And everyone is so so nice. No one lockes there stuff
up, everyone helps eachother, The city sends out a boat to pump out and
there's even a couple community gardens for the boaters.... well I need to
go look at the stars before bed. Sometimes we leave the forward hatch
open and we can see the stars from our bed. nite nite.