sv Mary Elizabeth left the dock at Solomons around 9:00 this morning - even though it felt so much later because of the clock change. Funny how one hour can mess you up....
We had a beautiful sail most of the 45 miles to Deltaville and arrived at Doziers at 5:20 or so.
About five minutes after we put the sails out, Bill went below to check out the coupling - the part of the boat that attaches the prop shaft to the transmission, since he was hearing a strange noise. Good thing he has good ears.... When he opened the engine room compartment, Bill realized that the bolts had loosened and there was about a 1/3 of an inch gap between the two plates. We immediately took the sails in, Bill turned the boat so we were lying ahull, and he went to work. He manually tightened all of the bolts while I kept a watch out for boat traffic, crab pots, and water depth (although we were in plenty of water). After about 20 minutes, Bill had fixed the problem.
Despite the minor "issues" first thing, we had a perfect morning / early afternoon. It was warm, and we were sailing at an average of 7.5 knots (we saw 8.8 at one point) on a nice beam reach -- the kind of sailing I love (calm, flat, relaxing). Around 3:00 or so, it started to get dark and very cold. By the time we arrived in Deltaville both Bill and I had our foul weather gear on (something I rarely do since I feel so bulky when I wear it!) and we were still shivering.
Doziers is a great marina for anyone who plans on staying in Deltaville, VA. We have plans for a steak and asparagus dinner tonight. We might go up to the marina "lounge" to watch the Patriots game tonight (no cable on the dock).
Tomorrow's destination: Norfolk, VA
We had a beautiful sail most of the 45 miles to Deltaville and arrived at Doziers at 5:20 or so.
About five minutes after we put the sails out, Bill went below to check out the coupling - the part of the boat that attaches the prop shaft to the transmission, since he was hearing a strange noise. Good thing he has good ears.... When he opened the engine room compartment, Bill realized that the bolts had loosened and there was about a 1/3 of an inch gap between the two plates. We immediately took the sails in, Bill turned the boat so we were lying ahull, and he went to work. He manually tightened all of the bolts while I kept a watch out for boat traffic, crab pots, and water depth (although we were in plenty of water). After about 20 minutes, Bill had fixed the problem.
Despite the minor "issues" first thing, we had a perfect morning / early afternoon. It was warm, and we were sailing at an average of 7.5 knots (we saw 8.8 at one point) on a nice beam reach -- the kind of sailing I love (calm, flat, relaxing). Around 3:00 or so, it started to get dark and very cold. By the time we arrived in Deltaville both Bill and I had our foul weather gear on (something I rarely do since I feel so bulky when I wear it!) and we were still shivering.
Doziers is a great marina for anyone who plans on staying in Deltaville, VA. We have plans for a steak and asparagus dinner tonight. We might go up to the marina "lounge" to watch the Patriots game tonight (no cable on the dock).
Tomorrow's destination: Norfolk, VA
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