Monday- Wednesday

Monday

We are sitting in a quiet anchorage 10 miles south of Fernandina Beach. we were launched and off the dock by 2pm and decided to stay inside because we needed to be able to pull over if there was a problem. So we motor sailed this far in about 3 hours. Tomorrow morning we will do a re-alignment of the motor because there is a slight wobble...not a big deal,...except that its hard to move a 200 lb engine a fraction of an inch
I am hoping that we can get a bit further north so it might STOP RAINING! I think we're turning into mushrooms.

I would post the pics of our launch and the boat yard but guess what? We just discovered that the camera SD card didn't work today! Oh, and apparently we parked under the Fernandina Airport flyway...who knew??

Those of you who might be Trekkies of the Voyager kind will remember the episodes called "the Year of Hell" THis is starting to feel a lot like that !

Tuesday

2pm and we are in Georgia...finally. It took til 10:30 this morning to align the motor ...still not right ..think we'll be doing this every morning til we get home or get it right whichever comes first... trouble is the Yanmar book says one thing , the Silette drive book says another and then there's Calder...oh well... but we got the camera working !

So its 700 pm and we are at anchor after 3 tries in the hardpan off mile 695. Stupid winds are running at 26-20 knots...so much for predict wind or windy or anybody else that said we'd have no wind...but it keeps the batteries charged and the flies away. We only did 30 miles roday. Both of us are so paranoid about this drive and so stressed from worrying about it that we can't seem to get our speed up. We also have a smaller prop again. But today we were running at 2300 rpms and the fuel consumption was better. We also had the genoa out so the wind was helping a bit.

Wednesday

We can't seem to get the drive lined up properly with the tranny so we are going to look for a mechanic in in Brunswick to try to do an alignment.every little noise has us in panci mode so ts better to get a pro look at it. There no sense in spending two hours every morning trying to get this done, and we would rather pay a mechanic to do it right than spend another 400 Br,pounds and shipping for another couple when we get home and hope we haven't ruined this drive!

Hey kids we are going past Jekyll Island... the turtle hospital. but we are not stopping there... maybe next time.Lovely morning , heading to Brunswick and hoping to find a mechanic to help us...of course nothing is open yet so don't expect an answer until we get closer...just sitting enjoying the absolutely clear morning [I prob'ly shouldn't 'a said that] and killing monster horseflies while trying to eat breakfast....so far none in the coffee the joys of swamp travel LOL..and we got to watch the season finale of NCIS last night out herein the middle of nowhere...okay, I can see the outskirts of Brunswick in the distant haze. Movin' ahead one State at a time.

So have a good day everyone

Noon...at a marina where EVERYTHING IS FREE, laundry, showers , even the beer!! Except the dock fee, but its cheaper that Jacksonville. It was a great trip up here and as soon as the mechanic comes back from lunch he will come and look at the motor. we're staying for the night...maybe 2. ,

Okay...Wayne, the mechanic said to re adjust the motor mounts and then work on the coupler if necessary...so we are going to stay another night..."Luck of a Fool" is here..Dave and Mary, we met them with SeaYa in Spanish Wells 2y ears ago...Hey Q...remember the Blonde cop joke?
So this afternoon is happy hour and we are going to the lounge to visit them and all the other boaters here. It may take us three days to get it done but we know what we have to do, And Wayne said he would help if he could get the time...he's REALLY busy! But this will work!!!!