Captain's Log: 6 July, 2014; Hour: 1052
We had hoped to make it to Fort Myers last night. We ended up about 9 miles short. We stopped at Sweetwater Landing just past Olga, FL.
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| The Wilson Pigott Bridge just before sunrise |
This morning we set out at 0930. The engines seem to be running fine. The port engine needed a little over a quart of oil, which is pretty amazing. They usually burn much more. The starboard engine used no oil. The previous owner had the port propeller shaft replaced back in February. He chose not to replace the starboard propeller. I noticed a slight vibration while we were underway. I took the helm and Captain Bob went below to check it out. He discovered that the drive shaft to the propeller is ever-so-slightly out of round. The vibration had worked a couple of the screws loose around a coupling. He decided to wait until we docked to fix it. Once we docked at Sweetwater Landing we pulled the hatch in the midships companionway. Both screws holding the coupling in place were stripped. Captain Bob and first mate Alex used a scrap piece of wood as a dowel and drove the screws into the dowel. I checked moments ago and fix is holding perfectly.
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| The bridge at sunrise |
We just passed Fort Myer and will turn up the west coast of Florida shortly. We're currently planning our strategy to traverse the Gulf and save time via a more direct route to Mobile.
Great workaround captain Phil. There is a small low pressure system near mobile so be carfull and continued cruzing. Jimmy shelbyville
ReplyDeletePhil, the video from Day One was amazing and truly enjoyable... thanks for creating that and sharing with us landlubbers, who are vicariously taking this cruise with you.
ReplyDeleteI have a question: Does the "Yesterday" have a marine radar unit?
Good Morning Uncle Phil! I took the last 5 days detached from radio & computer to do a little cursing myself and was so excited to get back on line and see your progress! Heading down river late after the downtown 4th fireworks we passed an old Chris Craft 40+ footer that had a swell that swallowed my bow and flooded my boat. Thought to myself about the size of your boat and was curious about the type wake you put out. Do you mind posting a photo?
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