It was a successful week. We got the vibration in our port engine taken care of and were relieved that it wasn’t something major. We missed the bad weather that hit many areas around Annapolis and Baltimore, and have made it to New Jersey, our 8th state!
This week, the boat was hauled out to see if we could figure out the wiggle in the port propeller shaft. It turns out that there were multiple issues: a bad cutlass bearing and a slight misalignment in the propeller. Between the heat, every day was over 100°, and the July 4th holiday, what should have been a three-day job stretched through the week. We spent most of the time just trying to keep cool!
This week, we passed through 3 states: North Carolina, Virginia, and Maryland. Aside from Monday, when we were in port anyway, we had decent weather while cruising. We passed through Norfolk and made it to Hampton without anything going wrong with the boat, unlike last time! We’ve entered the Chesapeake and did a one-day cruise about halfway up to Solomons Island, where we caught up with more friends.
This week was all about catching up with old friends in South and North Carolina. After a visit to our old home port, Murrells Inlet, we made stops in Holden Beach and an unplanned stop in Southport due to weather. It was great to catch up with our friend Michael, the team at Wacca Wache, Frank, our old neighbor, Robert & Diane, our cruising buddies, and having Porchtails with the Creech’s!
Our second week took us out of Georgia and into South Carolina, a little over 310 miles. We stopped in Georgetown to visit with our friend and mechanic Michael, then moved up to Wacca Wache. The boat got its engine warranty certified, and we made it through the shallow sections without grounding!