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Forum: General Interest 06-08-2019, 10:30 AM
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Posted By edwardc
Great pics Jerry! I'm really sold on the...

Great pics Jerry!

I'm really sold on the Navionics charts with their crowd-sourced sonar maps.

I downloaded the free app onto an old 7" Nexus tablet I had, and bought a year's subscription to...
Forum: General Interest 06-04-2019, 08:04 AM
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Posted By edwardc
Yesterday was a sloppy day. Started out with...

Yesterday was a sloppy day. Started out with 15-18 kts on the nose, seas 3 ft @ 3sec. Had to push the A4 to 2800 rpm the whole day, but the temp stayed rock solid just below 180 and oil pressure ran...
Forum: General Interest 06-02-2019, 11:17 AM
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Posted By edwardc
Almost Home!

After Coinjock, we spent a night on the Portsmouth free dock, on the South basin, while a very active T-storm rolled through. From there, we took a short day (18 nm) to get to Salt Ponds Marina,...
Forum: General Interest 05-29-2019, 07:49 AM
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Posted By edwardc
Left the South river on Monday (Memorial Day)...

Left the South river on Monday (Memorial Day) after a great four-day visit with cruiser/looper friends who live there. Ther even took us fishing and Joan caught her first-ever fish, a Speckled Sea...
Forum: General Interest 05-23-2019, 12:47 AM
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Posted By edwardc
Since Charleston, we've been making rapid...

Since Charleston, we've been making rapid progress north.

After leaving extra early to catch a favorable tide through the shoaling at Isle of Palms, this put us at a poor tide for transiting...
Forum: General Interest 05-15-2019, 09:27 AM
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Posted By edwardc
Well, the new HX arrived and is installed, but...

Well, the new HX arrived and is installed, but there were a couple of "gotcha"s along the way. Monitor has made some changes in their design in the 8 years since I installed my original HX:

1) The...
Forum: General Interest 05-13-2019, 09:50 AM
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Posted By edwardc
The epoxy fix worked perfectly. We put in 5 1/2...

The epoxy fix worked perfectly. We put in 5 1/2 hours before anchoring on the South Edisto River to wait out some T-storms. Only 7 1/2 more hrs to Charleston.

Meanwhile, a friend contacted me...
Forum: General Interest 05-11-2019, 11:54 PM
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Posted By edwardc
It wasn't that it it wouldn't hold, I just...

It wasn't that it it wouldn't hold, I just couldn't get the tape to cover the holes right up against the body while the HX was still in place.
Forum: General Interest 05-11-2019, 07:21 PM
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Posted By edwardc
That's plan B if this doesn't work. Don't really...

That's plan B if this doesn't work. Don't really want to put salt water through this engine, as it's been FWC since the rebuild. Plus I'm not sure I have all the fittings I'd need.

I decided to...
Forum: General Interest 05-11-2019, 06:33 PM
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Posted By edwardc
HX Failure!

Well, it finally happened. A breakdown.

On the way to Beaufort, SC, I noticed the bilge pump cycling every minute and a half! A quick trip below with a flashlight showed water spraying from the...
Forum: General Interest 05-09-2019, 07:14 AM
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Posted By edwardc
After Titusville, we spent 4 days in a slip in St...

After Titusville, we spent 4 days in a slip in St Augustine to reprovision and wait out some rainy weather. I always enjoy a stop in St Augustine.

From there, we stopped at the free dock in...
Forum: General Interest 05-01-2019, 07:31 AM
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Posted By edwardc
Unfortunately, the launch got delayed 2 more...

Unfortunately, the launch got delayed 2 more days, so we're moving on to try and get ahead of some weather.



I know exactly what you mean. I often see charter boats heading out "because they...
Forum: General Interest 04-30-2019, 11:29 AM
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Posted By edwardc
Currently anchored just south of Titusville in...

Currently anchored just south of Titusville in order to see the SpaceX launch at 3:59 am tomorrow morning. We're within sight of the VAB (Vehicle Assembly Building) and about 12 mi from the launch...
Forum: General Interest 04-26-2019, 12:11 AM
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Posted By edwardc
Well, we're back in Florida, headed up the ICW...

Well, we're back in Florida, headed up the ICW towards home.

But need to catch you up first.

After Hopetown, we went to Great Guana Cay and checked out the three competing bars (Nipper's,...
Forum: General Interest 03-23-2019, 10:58 PM
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Posted By edwardc
Yeah, there's a group of three bull sharks and...

Yeah, there's a group of three bull sharks and one nurse shark that make the rounds between the fish cleaning stations at Brown's, Blue Water, and Bimini Big Game!

We spent a great 6 days at Man O...
Forum: General Interest 03-19-2019, 02:39 PM
Replies: 89
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Posted By edwardc
Wow! I didn't realize it had been almost 3 weeks...

Wow! I didn't realize it had been almost 3 weeks since my last post!

After spending 3 days in Bimini, we set out for Great Harbor Cay in the Berries. In order to get in ahead of some upcoming...
Forum: General Interest 03-01-2019, 11:11 PM
Replies: 89
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Posted By edwardc
Bimini!

Well, the morning of Feb 28, we said goodby to Marathon and headed out.

Our original plan had been to work our way up to Rodridguez Key (near Key Largo), anchor overnight, and then cross the gulf...
Forum: General Interest 02-20-2019, 04:09 PM
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Posted By edwardc
We are on mooring ball N1, almost directly out...

We are on mooring ball N1, almost directly out from the marina (see image), so we probably would be visible if the webcam was working. Alas, a lot of infrastructure is still down from Irma damage,...
Forum: General Interest 02-20-2019, 04:02 PM
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Posted By edwardc
Indeed, we did that for Valentines Day.

Indeed, we did that for Valentines Day.
Forum: General Interest 02-19-2019, 11:02 AM
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Posted By edwardc
Just an update. We've spent the last 3...

Just an update.

We've spent the last 3 weeks in Boot Key Harbor in Marathon. Took us 12 days at anchor to work our way up the mooring ball waiting list from #24!

We really like it here , and I...
Forum: General Interest 02-02-2019, 10:40 AM
Replies: 89
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Posted By edwardc
No, what meteor?

No, what meteor?
Forum: General Interest 02-01-2019, 11:22 AM
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Posted By edwardc
It was a good news/bad news situation. After the...

It was a good news/bad news situation. After the front went through, the temp plummeted. This made exploring in the dink unattractive, but kept the bugs down in Little Shark River.

No bug issues...
Forum: General Interest 01-30-2019, 10:28 PM
Replies: 89
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Posted By edwardc
As Dan suggested,we were able to stay inside the...

As Dan suggested,we were able to stay inside the park boundaries down to Cape Sable (about 1 mi offshore) and avoid the crabpots. After that, the strings of pots were thick enough to walk across...
Forum: General Interest 01-27-2019, 12:29 PM
Replies: 89
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Posted By edwardc
Thanks Dan. Others have told us that too, and...

Thanks Dan. Others have told us that too, and with our 4 1/2 ft draft, that's certainly a consideration.

After little Shark River, we're headed to Marathon.
Been raining steadily here...
Forum: General Interest 01-24-2019, 05:16 PM
Replies: 89
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Posted By edwardc
We bit the bullet and paid for another 3 nights...

We bit the bullet and paid for another 3 nights here.
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