More Maintenance

We continue to experience maintenance issues. It seems like something new every day. The other day I had to replace the main engine water pump. This morning I turned on the generator which we needed for heat, it was cold again. It ran great for 5 minutes then overheated. I knew the impeller was overdue for changing and suspected that was the issue, so opened things up and replaced it. It was toasted with missing pieces, and that is an issue. They flow downstream and plug the heat exchanger. We moved on after a night at a gorgeous anchorage at the south end of the Alligator - Pungo Canal and the house batteries charged up off the main engine. We moved 50 miles or so and are now just shy of Oriental, NC, 20 miles or so north of Beaufort, at another pretty anchorage. We pulled over enroute at R.E. Mayo Seafood and picked up shrimp off the boat there. Grilled them tonight and then tackeled the generator issue. I managed to get the hoses off and plucked all the little chunks of broken impeller out of the heat exchanger and the generator is charging things up as I post this. All is working as it should. Tomorrow will move past Beaufort if things go well and get to Southport Thursday or Friday to pick up the new "spare" water pump and a small Amazon order.
Engine Hours 5204.9
Genset Hours 5645.7

Sunrise this morning

Supper tonight, salad with fresh alfalfa sprouts Cindy grew

Shrimp on the barbee

Sorting fish at RE Mayo

Straightening Nets

Sailboat anchored behind us - I thought the picture was cool

At the seafood dock, he is straightening his nets. I felt at home!

look at the size of the shrimp!