Arriving at Beach Marine we receive docking instructions. “Enter the Marina and go to the eleventh “T” dock and staff will assist you…..”
So I am creeping down through the marina, as the travel way became narrower and narrower……. wondering how in the hell am I getting out of here in the morning. I sometimes wonder if the marina folks do this on purpose as some kind of challenge. Deep in the bowels of the marina, I find the 11th “T” and there are at least 5 staff members patiently waiting to assist us….. or maybe it takes that many to keep us from hitting anything….
After we let the generator room cool off a bit, Mike and I decide to take a closer look at the water pump on the port generator. The leak is not a loose fitting…..which is too bad……which means I’m going to have to take something apart….which usually means trouble. The leak seems isolated to the pump itself, does not leak when not running, and doesn’t seem to reduce the cooling water flowing through the heat exchangers. I will consult my Virginia mechanic for guidance before I start removing pieces.
In the process of this examination, I notice the bilge water level is fairly high……bilge switch not working and the pump is not responding to the manual switch. Great another project……in fact this bilge was the only one that was working correctly when we bought the boat. Oh well, I’ve got spares and I’ll attack it tomorrow.
Debbie arrives and gets settled in. Susan will have a female to hang with now (I know she was getting tired of hanging with Mike and I).
Another visitor was Mary Beth, she was a northern necker that moved to Fl. We used to hangout with her when we kept our previous boat at Port Kinsale Marina. Lots of memories and alcohol. Nice reunion.
