the bikes. It was low tide and coming into the the channel we heard a crunch noise!! There was a 3 foot rock in the channel just off to the side were we were going to dock. Sooo Phil got to use Pat's long hose and regulator sooner then expected. We were very concerned we had hit the port side stabilizer. Phil called Craig at Stabilize Marine, they told us if it looked alright visibly ( which it did thank God!) to rock the boat back and forth with the stabilizers on....they worked like a charm. I am wondering when the relax time is going to start happening!!
We finally headed toward the channel 5 marker near Fiesta Key around 2:20 and anchored at Jewfish Hole around 5:30. Phil went to check the engines like he always does and saw water by one of the engines....we figured out the transmission cooler had a pin hole leak, Phil fixed it with JB Weld! They say it comes in threes...hope that is it for us at least for awhile.
Probably won't be crossing over to the Bahamas until maybe Sat. :( The wind is blowing out of the north east at around 15-20 knots. Sat. is suppose to die down to 10 knots and out of the south. We are going to Rodriquez Key tomorrow to see if we can hook up with some other boats. Things are going a little slower than expected, but that's okay. We'd rather have a nice crossing. All in all, all is good! We can count are blessing.
 |
| Channel 5 bridge |
Fixing things on the fly is expected. Like Capt. Ron says, if anything is going to happen, it's
ReplyDeletegoing to happen out on the water.
Life on a boat it fixing something everyday and eating fresh baked bread. If all goes bad you can always bake bread. Good plan on the crossing. Saturday will probalby be a great day to cross. The fishing should be good.
ReplyDeleteCandy, I have attached a link to anoher boat that is cruising the bahamas and also has a blog. http://theretirementproject.blogspot.com/
ReplyDeleteTest 123
ReplyDelete