The last week in Stuart was spent at a dock we found along the St. Lucie River where we got the last few things done. We thought we were going to have an easy week of it until we tried to start the generator and got no response from it other than it cranked over. For those of you that know diesel engines, if you have fuel and you have air and the engine turns over it is supposed to start. Well it didn’t and after a number of hours trying to get it started and having taken the whole fuel injection system apart and put back together it still wouldn’t run so we had to have a mechanic come on board. This was two days before Thanksgiving weekend which in the States is a bigger deal than Christmas and everything shuts down. He came and conquered using a spray bottle of ether to get the engine running. If we had only known but we know now.
Another thing we discovered was our mast navigation lights were not working. A pop rivet placed in the mast by the people who did our rigging hit a wire and caused a bad ground. Two days later this was fixed as well.
While at dock we had visits from Bryan and Jacinthe Osborn, Jeanne and Jock Wallace, and Jan and Jean Carpentier friends from Mont-Tremblant that all were in the area. Norm and Betty Hamilton of Stuart were great friends and provided memorable occasions.
On Sunday November 30 we left Stuart Florida after having spent the month getting Snow Shoo ready for our next cruise. We have both worked hard and Liz spent so much time in the stores buying food and other things for our trip over the winter that she does not want to see another store for a while. The trip down the ICW (Intercoastal Waterway) to Fort Lauderdale took two days and Liz had fun taking pictures of Christmas displays at some of the houses along the way.
We will be getting a minor repair to one of the injectors on our main engine and then should be ready to leave for the Bahamas as soon as the weather permits. Our next update will provide pictures of our crossing and our return to Nassau.
Another thing we discovered was our mast navigation lights were not working. A pop rivet placed in the mast by the people who did our rigging hit a wire and caused a bad ground. Two days later this was fixed as well.
While at dock we had visits from Bryan and Jacinthe Osborn, Jeanne and Jock Wallace, and Jan and Jean Carpentier friends from Mont-Tremblant that all were in the area. Norm and Betty Hamilton of Stuart were great friends and provided memorable occasions.
On Sunday November 30 we left Stuart Florida after having spent the month getting Snow Shoo ready for our next cruise. We have both worked hard and Liz spent so much time in the stores buying food and other things for our trip over the winter that she does not want to see another store for a while. The trip down the ICW (Intercoastal Waterway) to Fort Lauderdale took two days and Liz had fun taking pictures of Christmas displays at some of the houses along the way.
We will be getting a minor repair to one of the injectors on our main engine and then should be ready to leave for the Bahamas as soon as the weather permits. Our next update will provide pictures of our crossing and our return to Nassau.
2 comments:
Menno/Liz-
Great to hear from you via Blog.
We are still donking down the ICW. Currently in Savannah GA.
New sails have yet to be exercised - all wind has been SW. Hope to make FL in the next week.
How long will you be in the Bahamas?
All the best -
John and Jill Kelly
S/V Cataline
Great to read your lastest blog, wishing you all the best in your travels. Hi to Bill & Sue when you meet up with them, take care and God Bless. We'll be with you in spirit!
Love Gary & Mary McDonald
S/V Packet Inn
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