A very long day

We have made it to Annapolis even caught the 7:30 Spa Creek Drawbridge opening. We are tired and had another problem. In two days we have covered over 140 nautical miles. 

Oh the problem. Since Hinkley fixed the stuffing box Trish and I have been stopping the small leak with cloths. About four times a day we change the cloth. The ones being replaced are soaking wet. Today when Trish changed the cloths I asked her to check under the engine. There was water. I then proceeded to pump out three pails of salt water.

We phoned Hinkley who had their man in Newport phone, but we did not get the call. When we phoned back at 3:45 it was too late to do anything. I talked to the man in Newport and he said he would get back to me. At this point we are not sure what we are going to do. Hinkley do have a repair shop just north of Annapolis. There is also a possibility we will get someone else here to fix it.

We also have to watch the weather off the Jersey coast. Right now it does not look so good for a while   so a couple of days in Annapolis might be perfect.

We do need a rest. By the way while we did not get rained on today we did see rain in the distance.

Spa Creek