Jan, 8.
We left Port of the Islands Marina on Friday the 6th and had to hang around in the canal to the Gulf until 11:30 a.m. as that was high tide. We had almost zero wind so we had both engines running easy and later in the afternoon the newer one started belching black soot into the water then slowed down and eventually quit and that was it, no restarting. The only thing I didn't check was fuel related filters etc so I took them off, I attached a pic. A little gross and unbelievable, surprised it ran at all. I changed both filters on that engine and it still won't start despite bleeding everything. I removed the lines, injectors and had a look in the lift pump and everything looks great so tomorrow I think I'll check the solenoid that shuts the fuel off as the engine is trying to start on 1 cylinder only and fuel at that one is not a normal looking volume and little to none on the other two. Our window to cross the Gulf Stream is Monday, Tuesday then crappy wind direction on Wednesday so I hope for the best tomorrow. I have to look at the pics as I post and come back to describe them as I forget what we took. We saw a lot of stuff on the way down the Gulf like the dolphins who greeted us early the first day and everyday thus far, bald eagles, trumpet fish, jelly fish, 2 hammer head shark pups, sting ray, large shark and regular looking fish. 2nd picture is Traci at the front of the boat maybe praying or just enjoying the view. 3rd pic is our new floor partially done, 4th pic is where you lock the sail sheets (ropes) and where we found the 4th picture which is little gecko type lizard eggs that we took to hatching out, just short of sitting on them. I have other pics and a video but I've reached the picture limit so they'll have to wait until tomorrow night. We made it to Long Key and plan on going under A1A at channel 5 bridge when we have 2 engines. Talk tomorrow,
Dave and Traci
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