Back under the boat.
Linda graciously drove Pat to the supermarket this morning, and we waited for Rod’s return with the fixed prop and for him to make the transfer of the spare ones onto the shafts. Things moved slowly, so George and Linda, who were waiting to see the completion of the job, finally had to leave so that they could get to their hotel in Richmond, Virginia at a reasonable time. We had a very enjoyable week with them, and have possibly tweaked their interest in “trawler” cruising themselves.
A few hours later, Rod finally completed the prop transfer job, and it was time to start up the engines to see how things sounded. Ugggh! – now we had our 3rd Trip Surprise! We still had a major vibration on the starboard side, which could only mean that the shaft was bent! We were not happy campers at this point!
Now the boat would have to be lifted out of the water for this repair! We contacted Anchor Marina about a mile away which had a travel lift large enough to haul us out, but since this was late Saturday afternoon, nothing could be done until early Monday morning. Rod was willing to continue to work with us, and agreed to meet us at the boatyard after the boat is taken out and will help George take the shaft out for its eventual replacement or repair at that time. The weather this afternoon also deteriorated and we had the first heavy rain and thundershowers we have encountered on our trip north. With the weather matching our mood, we had a quick fried chicken dinner aboard, and licked our wounds!
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