We had a somewhat bouncy but good trip from Atlantic City to Cape May on Tuesday. Wind "on the nose" all day, so it was a powerboat trip. Arrived at Utsch's Marina before 5:00, fueled up and into our slip. Over to the fish market at the Lobster House for some of their great crab cakes! And what a great night's sleep; no worries about dragging anchor, or getting up in the night to check dock lines! This is a very secure spot, wish we could have been here for the storms that kept us in Atlantic City. Took a very, very long showers; it has been nine days since the last real shower!
Wednesday morning we made arrangements to have the boat hauled and put on a cradle, so we could really check out the centerboard situation. First thing we discovered was a small rope wrapped around our prop. Picked it up along the way apparently. That could explain part of the reason for our slow speed yesterday! Dick tried again to get the centerboard pin back in place, first, from inside with the board down a little, then actually removing the plate in the keel that allows access to that area. Couldn't get the pin to budge. We would need to be able to "hang"in a a travel lift for a couple of days to be able to really get at the pin, and we can't get that time here, as the marina is busy hauling boats for winter storage. So we bolted the centerboard in the up position. Then, of course, fiberglassing the plate in the keel was necessary. Tomorrow morning we repaint that area and will be back in the water tomorrow afternoon. Traveling down the Chesapeake and in the ICW, we would have the board up anyway.
Last night Colby spent the night aboard Ishmael, with Kooper and his family. But they moved on today, and so we hoisted Colby up from the ground onto the boat with the mainsheet. Kind of like doing a "dog overboard"drill! He didn't like his "flying lesson" much, but was happy to be in his familiar surroundings once he was aboard!
We look forward to getting back in the water and underway again.
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Hi--Glad things are going a little better for you. Happy sailing--We will keep our prayers active. Enjoy a crab cake for us. Jack & Kaye
Hi It's Saturday and we are anchored at Chesapeak City. If things are a little brighter tomorrow we'll start heading down the Chesapeak. George thinks he may have to head out to a job on Thursday or Friday. If he does you may actually catch up with us, or even pull ahead. You know how it goes. Give Colby a pat for us.
Glad to see you are making progress on your journey south. Enjoyed reading your blog. When you get close to Palm Coast or Daytona Beach, give us a call. We have a nice HOT shower available 24/7! Safe travels and Godspeed.
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