Stuck in sight of George Town with the wind bound blues again
Yesterday was even windier than Monday so virtually no one went ashore. We thought another boat might be dragging on its anchor towards us so we moved to a different spot. Sue baked a nice chocolate cake with chocolate frosting. After lunch Nadine and Louis came over for cake and dominoes. A good time was had by all. Shortly after they left we realized that we were now anchored in the channel. We probably should have moved but the anchorage was pretty tightly packed, and we hadn't seen any large ships coming through the channel. Later I spent the night napping and getting up frequently to look for ships.
First thing this morning boats started to leave so we moved to a spot out of the channel. Our plan for the day was to get to town early to get laundry started. We loaded our dirty clothes, 3 water comtainers, and 2 diesel containers into the dinghy. Since we had just re-anchored and were going to be gone for several hours we wanted to look at the anchor before doing our errands. As we were idling over the anchor the outboard engine died. We couldn't get it running so we rowed back to the boat. We spent the entire day trying to get it to run. Louis and Nadine stopped on their way to do an errand and spent an hour helping us. We pulled the carburetor off to clean and check for water. It started and ran so we thought we were on the right track. But then we couldn't get it to start again. I took the carb off a second time without any better results.
Sue called on the VHF to see if any boaters had any suggestions. We tried a couple of sugestions with no luck. A friend thought it might be the fuel pump so we called to see about getting a pump or a repair kit. No one has them here but we might be able to have one sent from Nassau!!
I played around with the outboard some more... As of 4:30 I got it to start several times and actually motor around. I'm not sure what I did or if it's fixed - the test will come tomorrow if we are able to motor to town, and then motor back later. (Mark, send me an email if you have any suggestions.)
I think tomorrow I'll just read a book - not too much can go wrong with turning pages!
posted by Richard @ 6:51 PM
6 Comments
6 Comments:
Richard,
Several years ago, I had trouble with my outboard while in G'town also. Got it repaired at a good facility there. As you dingy into town, go to the right and tie up at the second dock, just past the Shell station. They mostly worked on Merc's but may service all brands. Good luck.
Bill Drechsler
Careful with that page turning! Paper cuts! Infections. Do you have tournequets on board? -Jack
Richard and Sue,
Just read Eileen's comment about "rake and scrape". Be sure to go to Eddie's Edgewater in G'town on Monday night for some local entertainment. Go early and stay late. Drink a few Kaliks and enjoy the sights and sounds. Regards.
Bill Drechsler
I'm disappointed that my comments won't show up when I enter with google. I see others are using anonymous, so I'll try that. Earlier today I mentioned that there is a great nature trail with the plants and trees all labeled and paths leading to the beach on the island by the anchorage across from Georgetown. Maybe the wind direction won't allow comfy anchoring over there now, but when we were there with Bill and Debbie we spent a couple of nights over there and enjoyed going ashore.
Is the water still free at the dinghy dock?
I'm sure doing laundry will more than make up for water costs! Sue, get those quarters ready!
Rake and Scrape is a must! And Sue, you might be asked to dance!!!
We enjoyed the straw market, too. It's pretty cool watching the ladies do their crafts.
Hey! That worked. I'll actually sign my entries from now on. :-) Enjoy the blue skies and sunshine. We're awaiting freezing rain and 2" of snow in NW Ohio!
Eileen Hoffman
Again I'll try to post here...sounds like bad fuel or water in the tank...Ron
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