We just got back from a week of social distancing.
We took Queequeg out for a bit of a shakedown cruise. We sailed out past the 7 Mile Bridge to Little Pine Key.
On the way out, we were running the engine to get through the bridge when we heard a loud pop and water stopped coming out the exhaust. As soon as we passed the bridge we shut it down and sailed, under job alone, to Teakettle Key for repairs. It turned out that we burst a water hose. I was able to make temporary repairs by cutting away the split section.
That was good enough to get us over Little Pine, where we spent a - mostly- relaxing week. Two of the nights the winds were over 20 knots and the waves kicked up a bit, making sleep just about impossible. We worried both nights about the anchor but it held fine.
The rest of the time we spent relaxing, reading, watching quarantine concerts on Facebook and enjoying our adult beverages.
Covid 19 has put a crimp in our plans for the summer. We hoped to finish the loop this year, but it looks unlikely due to so many marina closures on our way.
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
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Saturday, April 18, 2020
So what have we been doing?
It's been too long since I posted here.
The last real post was way back when I discovered the dent in the mast. Well, I fixed it. I took some heavy aircraft grade aluminum plate, bent it to fit and riveted it to the mast above and below the dent. I filled the gap between the mast and the collar with Spartite. That has so far worked.
As we were preparing for another attempt at finishing the loop, I found out that I had a hole in the macula of my left eye which required surgery and a lengthy recovery process. I had the surgery last July, but that set us back another year for the loop.
This year we finally thought we were going to hit 'er done but Covid 19 came along and squashed that plan.
So here we are, anchored off Little Pine Key doing our self isolation bit.
We might move to the other side of the island tomorrow as the wind is expected to pick up and blow from the west. The narrower channel on that side has more protection from west winds than the wider channel we are in now.
I will post more when I can.
The last real post was way back when I discovered the dent in the mast. Well, I fixed it. I took some heavy aircraft grade aluminum plate, bent it to fit and riveted it to the mast above and below the dent. I filled the gap between the mast and the collar with Spartite. That has so far worked.
As we were preparing for another attempt at finishing the loop, I found out that I had a hole in the macula of my left eye which required surgery and a lengthy recovery process. I had the surgery last July, but that set us back another year for the loop.
This year we finally thought we were going to hit 'er done but Covid 19 came along and squashed that plan.
So here we are, anchored off Little Pine Key doing our self isolation bit.
We might move to the other side of the island tomorrow as the wind is expected to pick up and blow from the west. The narrower channel on that side has more protection from west winds than the wider channel we are in now.
I will post more when I can.
Friday, April 17, 2020
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Thursday, April 16, 2020
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Wednesday, April 15, 2020
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Monday, April 13, 2020
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