Just like flying an airplane, when travelling by boat you need to be prepared for things to go wrong. Attitude is everything.
After a glorious day offshore on Saturday we decided to meander up the Intracoast Waterway Sunday to overnight in Daytona Beach and have dinner with friends. Upon leaving Monday morning the generator wouldn’t start and we couldn’t get the top off the strainer to see what had happened. Our initial thought was that we may have sucked up one of the many jellyfish we had seen along the way but we had no way to confirm this.
After calling around for a few hours we finally found a diesel mechanic that could guarantee arrival by end of day (as opposed to two weeks) so the question was “what do we do while waiting around “?
Enter the LISTS. What needs to be done on the boat? What needs to be purchased? Where is the nearest Enterprise rental car company?
A day of errands and laundry and this morning we were underway by 7am heading for another off shore run. Not only was the strainer clogged but the impeller had self destructed.
Oh, I’ve also learned the wonder of next day delivery to the next port for parts but that’s another story.
Heading for Fernandino Beach to overnight. A storm has caught up with us so we’re thinking all the freshwater from the sky will wash the saltwater off the boat. Sounds good, right?