Another beautiful day in the Florida Keys! Did some shopping and maintenance and plan on heading out tomorrow. We had a bumpy ride down the coast to Jacksonville, with unfavorable winds, meaning motoring and stopping for fuel. Went in to the waterway and couldn't get out until Fort Pierce as the lock near Port Canaveral was closed for repair. Zipped out finally and after a day of struggling with tuning the boats rigging, we sailed well to Marathon Florida on Key Vaca, 48 miles from Key West.
Had some fun due to the rough seas, sediment shut the engine down three times, first coming in through the breakwater in Jacksonville, second as we were 1/2 way through a bridge that was closing (used the starter moror to get through and dropped anchor) and finally as we crossed past Key Biscane and were fighting the Gulf stream! Larry is an expert at cleaning the fuel system. Hopefully treatment we bought will clear the problem.
Probably will be two or three weeks before the next post. Check out the new link for pictures and our track so far.
Had some fun due to the rough seas, sediment shut the engine down three times, first coming in through the breakwater in Jacksonville, second as we were 1/2 way through a bridge that was closing (used the starter moror to get through and dropped anchor) and finally as we crossed past Key Biscane and were fighting the Gulf stream! Larry is an expert at cleaning the fuel system. Hopefully treatment we bought will clear the problem.
Probably will be two or three weeks before the next post. Check out the new link for pictures and our track so far.
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