Hello again.
Some have asked about the transmission. Yep we just had a new one installed April of 2013. Tom believes a gasket has failed andit would not hold the transmission fluid in. Every time he added some and we tried using the transmission it would leak out in minuets. Needless to say we did not want to burn up the transmission so it was used in extreme emergency only. The good news - we could still start the engine and keep our batteries charged to run lights, chart plotter, Sirius, and refrigerator.
We were surprised that we ran out of water, but then we have never run for 5 day. The other odd thing was our accumulation of trash. Never thought much about it before but after 3 days it was getting annoying. I am rethinking packaging for food, which was the largest portion of what we had - that and the paper towels used to clean the bilge the first time. For a long haul trip we are going to have to compress our waste.
Again we can't thank Andre and Tow Boat enough. His little boat brought us to safety and then he went back to Venice that night. It was a long haul for him.
We also had a visit from SV Ashley Light and her skipper, checking to see if we were all right. We were drift sailing north of Fort Myers and though several motor vessels saw us, no one inquired as to our well being. It is nice to know that people do look out for others, and made us more aware to do the same.
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| Sun Set 7/11 BCNM |
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| no wind, flat water |
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always had some rain, storm clouds on
the horizon |
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Tom and I thought of him as the Little Engine that could
Following a boat that is towing you is work, for both boats. |
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| Tampa Bay sky line on a stormy day |
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There is a Coast Guard station at the entrance of
Salt Creek , |
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| sun set sailing wing to wing |
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| I love this bridge crossing Tampa Bay |
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