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Dec 21, 20009
Tried to launch but fresh water river frozen
Dec 22 Launched at Round Pond which is salt water.
Dec 23 Volvo Engineer Checked out 110 Hp engines. Props were
correct size and everything else checked out OK.
Dec 24 Maine Cat workers finished up some cleaning and mounted
the radar dome.
Dec 28 Dick and Kurt left Bremen Maine and motored to Cape Cod,
Mass. 11 hrs to go 135 NM.
Dec 29 Delayed due to weather. Dick and Kurt was still working
on getting things to work.
Dec 30 lv Cape Cod to av in New Rochelle, NY. 9 hrs for 92 NM.
Added 216 gal diesel. Diesel heater has been running all the
trip. We believe that it burns about 1/3 gal/hr.
Dec 31 Av Cape May, NJ after 11 hrs and 142 NM.
Jan 1,2010 Vince joined the crew. Mary Ann and her brother
Larry saw us off. Av in Portsmith, VA after 11 hrs of cruising
163 NM. Weather was above freezing with calm conditions, winds
NW 10kt. We run out of water and mariners were all frozen up.
Jan 2 Laid over for a day so the Garmin Guy could update
electronics with latest software. Vince bought an LCD to
connect up the sonar because it would not connect to the Garmin
plotter and still have all the other stuff working to our
standards. Sometimes it pays to keep all stuff from same
vendor. We could not get the sonar to work other than give us
the depth for the Garmin display. Kurt moved the exhaust for the
diesel heater so we would not get flame out due to water backing
up in the exhaust. Kurt left us to visit cousins and to fly back
to Main. Added 206 gal Diesel (price $2.55)
Jan 3 Motored 7.5 hours to Roanoke Island NC 7.5 hrs and 88 KM.
Had to wait for a number bridges to be opened. The longest wait
was 45 min. Vince got in some driving experience while we
waited. We went thru a lock about 12 NM after Portsmith (see
picture). Albemarle Sound was bumpy with winds 25-30kt and waves
4-5 ft. for about 2 hours. Ice all over the deck and even the
roof. We got fresh water so we can use the heads again and the
windshield washers.
Jan 4 av Morehead
City after 7 Hrs and 107 NM. Weather improved throughout the
day. Some tight channels but lots of open water in Pamilco
Sound but did see some sheet ice on the water. Still had ice
on deck when we docked so temperatures never did get very high.
Filled with 132 gal diesel. This was the first day we saw boats
on the water but only about 7.
Jan 5 we went outside in
the Atlantic for 5hrs 15 min ( 72 KM) but winds were more (20
MPH) that we were willing to stand. Went for another 4 1/2 hours
on the ICW (52 KM) and had only one bridge we had to wait for.
Made better time in the ICW than outside because we were bucking
a head wind and waves outside. Staying in Little River about 10
miles from Myrtle Beach. Everyone is com-plaining about the cold
and rivers flooding, See ice in ICW next to Marina sign.
Jan 6,7 left Masonboro at
7 AM and returned outside to cruise between 5 to 15 KM off beach
in approximately 40 ft of water. The waves averaged about 1 to
3.5 with most of the trip being 3 ft. We cruised at 90 % of
power (2750 RPM) all the way through the night for a total of 34
hours making 483 miles and arriving in Stuart, Florida. We
burned 330 gal diesel. The most noteworthy item was that we only
came within 10 miles of one ship and saw only approximately 8
ships moving for the this leg of the trip. Vince is going to
stay here until we journey the last 100 miles to Port Everglades
where Sweet Spot will be load aboard a ship to be shipped to
Port Townsend, Washington via Victoria, Canada.
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