Day 203: Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Port to Port: Titusville, Florida
Underway: 0:00 am Motor Off: 0:00 pm Miles Traveled: 0 Stayed At: Marina
Mile to Mile: It’s cold down here (at least for Florida). Temperatures this morning were at least 15˚ colder than normal for this time of year – we awoke to the low 40˚’s this morning. Brrr! (Oh, I know, we aren’t suffering at all compared to back home – as of last week, the ice road on Lake Superior out to Madeline Island is still being used with 20+ inches of ice still). At least the sun is out. In no particular order, our To Do List for today includes:
Clean carburetor Take showers
Make breakfast Wash clothes
Reassemble motor Change sparkplug
Test for spark Add new gas
Charge everything Make rice
Plot course Inflate dinghy
Clean cockpit Wander docks and park
Look at boats in boatyard Update blog
Pay insurance Go to Space Museum
Watch a movie Add pads to dinghy lift
Roast pecans Record motor info on Excel
Stow motor Get motor running
Order carb rebuild kit Record receipts
Make dinner Get ready to leave in morning
Believe it or not, except for a couple items, we finished everything on today’s list. I lucked out and after the 3rd time taking the carb apart and remounting it, I finally got it to fire and stay started – it purred in fact. Whew! – that could have been an all day project. We even added a couple things including the Historical Museum, exploring downtown and going back for a tour on Jim’s boat. I am almost done updating the blog and we are getting ready to watch a movie and it is just a little after 7 pm. It always feels good when we can get so much done in a day. We’ll sleep good tonight.
