Hey guys,
I'm posting this for yesterday's entry. Too tired last night to type. We had a great first day's run; headed out at 0600 just as planned. Thanks Phil for the reminder to turn on SPOT. Linda Doolittle made some dolphin calls while in Charleston harbor and within a minute a dolphin popped up to say good morning. We tried getting pictures for Holly, but they were just too quick. The ICW is pretty much what we read, mainly marsh with lots of local fishing boats and a few snowbirds heading north. Pretty uneventful day till a mile before we arrived at Georgetown. Linda took the helm while I readied the fenders for a stay at Harborwalk Marina. The river was choppy and the wind was a steady 15. Just then the engine started to lose power. We had a furled jib out so when the engine completely died we were able to sail while I checked on the motor. It was a quick diagnosis, but I couldn't make the repair fast enough, so we chose to get the valet service. Thanks to TowboatUS for bringing us up to the dock. The pronblem ended up being the modification that was done to my fuel line which added a squeeze bulb. Possibly not well though out. as the bulb was exposed to the engine heat it softened and then collapsed causiing the motor to starve. It took but a few minutes to remove the bulb and bleed the system. Pete, she is purring and we are smelling diesel fumes again! We had a great meal at River Room restaurant- Highly recommended. In all a grat day, but we miss having breakfast with Mckenzie. Congrats to Jessica Watson for completing her nonstop solo unassisted round the world at 16. How do you top that?
Till later- J&L
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