September
26, 2014
Hello
Again,
Hear
that? That’s the sound of a new engine running well. Of course we haven’t left
the dock yet but we are planning to leave tonight or tomorrow a.m. and head to
Wiarton. From Wiarton we will push over to Midland and take the mast down. The
weather is good for the next week (so they say) so we should be good!
It’s
been a tough month. Waiting for the extra part; finding out that the clutch
cable was too short; waiting for my glasses (that never came) and when we
thought we could schedule a departure, Rick’s back (skin) surgery got
scheduled. We decided it would be better to get it done now rather than try to
re-schedule later next year.
So
he had it on Wednesday. The stitches are dissolving and we can leave! He’s
fine...no pain and I will make sure it stays clean and heals properly.
The
motor was not difficult to set up. The configuration is not “exactly the same”
as the old one and we had some tense moments when it looked like the two
electrical harnesses were mismatched, but reading instructions helps so we
resorted to that in the end J. It turned over the first time we
didn’t need to shriek at each other to be heard. We ran it for a half hour and turned it off,
then we turned it on again and it started!!
When Liz came down with the kids, Rick let Todd start it and it worked
for him too! Todd was impressed, almost enough to want to go with us again, but
he doesn’t like the warning buzzer!
So
now it’s clean up the cockpit and re-pack the stuff we’ve spread out sitting
here. We will say our goodbyes again to whomever shows up today (Carol came by
and Kelly was here yesterday. We took the kids and Liz for dinner last night
and we saw everyone else on the weekend and Tuesday night for dinner. Later today
we will hand the car over to Jack and head out.
We
are cancelling our phones when we hit the States and getting a better one but
the number will change, so I will let everyone know the number when we get it.
We don’t expect people to call us unless it’s a dire emergency, but we will
call when necessary. I will keep up the blog and post on Facebook so everyone
can keep tabs on us. And if you know someone who cares, pass the info onto them
please! Liz or John, tell your Mom and
sister what we’re doing. Trish, Crystal and John keep your mom and dad
up-to-date, and Liz, make sure Jack and Ted know what we’re doing. That way
everyone stays in touch.
So,
gotta go change the laundry, and put more stuff away. Take care of each other
and enjoy your winter.
Susan & Rick
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