A day in the marina
Moorglade's Voyage
Ted Wilson
Sat 7 Apr 2012 02:22
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Our Position is 26:49.69N 80:03.48W
1013.7 miles to go on the ICW
Saturday 7th April
We went to bed last night thinking we would be able
to leave here by about mid day and do the relatively short run to Peck Lake in
the afternoon, however after a rather late start to the day and time spent doing
the laundry, joining towboat US (sort of AA for boats) and walking to West
Marine for threadlock and epoxy, it was lunchtime and there was still
plenty to do. With time on our side we opted for another night in our
sheltered slip (berth).
During the afternoon Kay went off to Publix (the
nearest supermarket) which proved to be well stocked but certainly not near and
I had another go at fixing our prop shaft problem. It had remained clamped but
dabs of Kay's nail varnish had shown it to be slipping. The way forward seemed
to be to drill and tap the clamp and shaft for a machine screw to prevent any
rotation of the shaft in the clamp. Doing the job in situ proved
difficult, but then so was lugging all the shopping back from the supermarket,
so with jobs done we settled for a quick shower and a meal out.
The restaurant was chosen because it was nearest
and not because it was a Mexican. However the food was tasty, the portions
large, the service quick and the bill reasonable.
Not a very interesting day but a necessary one and
we went to bed feeling we were now in good shape to start the next very
different phase of our trip.
 Looking towards the ICW from our marina berth
(slip)
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